Captain Newman, M.D.
Captain Newman, M.D. | |
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Reynard Productions | |
Distributed by | Universal Pictures |
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Running time | 126 minutes |
Country | United States |
Language | English |
Box office | $4.25 million (rentals)[1] |
Captain Newman, M.D. is a 1963 American comedy drama film directed by David Miller and starring Gregory Peck, Tony Curtis, Angie Dickinson, Robert Duvall, Eddie Albert and Bobby Darin. The film was co-produced by Peck's Brentwood Productions and Curtis' Reynard Productions.[2]
The film is based on the 1961 novel by
Major filming took place at the U.S. Army's
The story was used as a 1972 television pilot of the same title produced by Danny Thomas Productions starring Jim Hutton in the title role and Joan Van Ark as Lt Corum.[3]
Plot
In 1944, Captain Josiah Newman is head of the neuro-psychiatric Ward 7 at the Colfax Army Air Field (AAF) military hospital, located in the Arizona desert. As he explains to a visiting
Newman also takes great pains to court nurse Lieutenant Francie Corum on what she thinks is a date... until he asks her to transfer to Ward 7. Their 'date/fight' is cut short by a phone call: Colonel Bliss has forced his way into Ward 7 looking for Dr. Newman with a 6-inch knife, because Newman blocked his return to active duty after witnessing Bliss' erratic behavior. After watching Newman's handling of this situation and other patients on the ward, Corum transfers in.
Newman treats
Cast
- Gregory Peck as Capt. Josiah J. Newman, M.D., MC, USAR
- USAAF, de facto boss of the orderlies
- Angie Dickinson as 1st Lt. Francie Corum, NC, USAR
- Eddie Albert as Col. Norval Algate Bliss, USAAF
- Bobby Darin as Cpl. Jim Tompkins, USAAF
- Robert Duvall as Capt. Paul Cabots Winston
- Bethel Leslie as Mrs Helene Winston
- James Gregory as Col. Edgar Pyser, USAAF
- Dick Sargent as Lt. Belden 'Barney' Alderson
- Larry Storch as Cpl. Gavoni
- Jane Withers as 1st Lt. Grace Blodgett
- Vito Scotti as Maj. Alfredo Fortuno, Italian POW Senior Officer
- Gregory Walcott as Capt. Howard
- Robert F. Simon as Col. M. B. Larrabee
- Paul Carr as Arthur Werbel
- Charlie Briggs as Gorkow
- Barry Atwater as Major Dawes
Awards and nominations
The film was nominated for three Academy Awards.[4]
- Best Supporting Actor (nomination) – Bobby Darin
- Best Sound – Waldon O. Watson
- Writing (Screenplay – based on material from another medium) — Richard L. Breen, Henry Ephron, Phoebe Ephron
1972 TV pilot
An attempt was made to turn the film into a TV sitcom by Thomas-Crenna Productions, the company of Danny Thomas and Richard Crenna. A pilot was shot in 1972, written by Frank Tarloff. It aired on ABC on August 19, 1972 as part of its unsold pilot anthology, ABC Comedy Showcase.[5][6] The Los Angeles Times said "it was easy to see why it was never sold."[7]
Cast
- Jim Hutton as Captain Newman
- Joan Van Ark as Lt Francie Corwin
- Bill Fiore as Captain Norval Bliss
See also
References
- rentalsaccruing to distributors not total gross.
- ^ p.239 Fishgall, Gary Gregory Peck: A Biography Simon and Schuster, 2002
- ^ p.650 Terrace, Vincent Encyclopedia of Television Pilots, 1937–2012 McFarland, 26 Feb. 2013
- ^ "The 36th Academy Awards (1964) Nominees and Winners". oscars.org. Retrieved 2011-08-23.
- IMDb
- ISBN 9781511590747.
- ProQuest 156983594.