Battle Circus (1953)
M-G-M's great drama of desire under fire!
90 min
A young Army nurse, Lt Ruth McGara, newly assigned to the 8666th MASH during the Korean War, attracts the sexual attention of the unit's commander Dr. Jed Webbe. Major 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.
- Release date
- March 6, 1953
- Country of origin
- United States
- Budget
- $1,201,000
- Box office
- $2,362,000
Trailer
Cast
- Humphrey Bogart as Maj. Jed Webbe
- June Allyson as Lt. Ruth McGara
- Keenan Wynn as Sgt. Orvil Statt
- Robert Keith as Lt. Col. Hilary Walters
- William Campbell as Capt. John 'Rusty' Rustford
- Perry Sheehan as Lt. Laurence
- Patricia Tiernan as Lt. Rose Ashland
- Adele Longmire as Lt. Jane Franklin
- Jonathan Cott as Adjutant
- Ann Morrison as Lt. Edith Edwards
Crew
- Richard Brooks · Director
- Richard Brooks · Writer
- Allen Rivkin · Writer
- Laura Kerr · Writer
- Pandro S. Berman · Producer
- Lennie Hayton · Composer
- John Alton · Cinematographer
- George Boemler · Editor