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A young Army nurse, Lt Ruth McGara, newly assigned to the 66th MASH during the Korean War, attracts the sexual attention of the unit's commander Dr. (MAJ) Jed Webbe. Webbe, who has a drinking problem, at first wants a "no strings" relationship. McGara is warned by the other nurses of Webbe's womanizing ways. Despite these initial handicaps, their love flourishes against a background of war, enemy attacks, death and injury. The relationship deepens and uplifts both characters.
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Directed by: Al Jennings, Richard Brooks
Written by: Richard Brooks
Produced by: Pandro S. Berman
Cast

Humphrey Bogart
Major Jed Webbe

June Allyson
Lt. Ruth McGara

Keenan Wynn
Sgt. Orvil Statt

Robert Keith
Le Lieutenant-Colonel Hillary Whalters

William Campbell
Le Capitaine John Rustford

Patricia Tiernan
Lt. Rose Ashland

Adele Longmire
Lt. Jane Franklin

Jonathan Cott
Adjutant

Ann Morrison
Lt. Edith Edwards

Sarah Selby
Capt. Dobbs
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