Academy Awards, USA 1950
| Nominated Oscar | Best Actor in a Leading Role Richard Todd |
Warner Bros.
Directed by Vincent Sherman
My rating: 3.5 stars out of 4
IMDb
(Turner Classic Movies)
A Scottish soldier with only weeks to live is sent to a recovery ward in a hospital. The doctors do not tell him about his fate, but they do tell the other members of the ward and their head nurse. The proud Scotsman, in a marvelous performance by Richard Todd, resists all efforts by the others to befriend him. On his birthday, the nurse decides they should all give him a traditional kilt, which finally breaks the ice. Surrounded by friends for the first time in his life, the man never stops talking. He also misinterprets a friendly kiss from the nurse and proposes marriage. However, when the doctor finally tells him the truth he is devastated, thinking his so-called friends were only taking pity on him. It's up to Ronald Reagan, of all people, to set him straight. Based on a play by John Patrick, it is a very emotional, sensitive portrayal of a man learning that he doesn't have to face life, or death, alone.
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