The Hasty Heart is a
1949 melodramatic film which tells the story of a group of wounded
Allied soldiers during
World War II who rally around a surly, unappreciative
Scotsman when they find out he is dying. It stars
Ronald Reagan as the American,
Patricia Neal as the harried nurse,
Richard Todd as the Scotsman,
Anthony Nicholls[?] as the hospital commander,
Howard Marion-Crawford[?] as the British soldier,
John Sherman as the Australian, and
Orlando Martins[?] as the African.
The movie was adapted by Ranald MacDougall[?] from the play by John Patrick[?]. It was directed by Vincent Sherman[?].
Richard Todd was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Actor.
The Hasty Heart was remade for television in 1983. It starred Jesse Ferguson[?], Gregory Harrison[?], Perry King[?] and Cheryl Ladd[?].