Captain Newman, M.D.

Captain Newman, M.D.

126 mins | Drama, Comedy, War | Dec. 25, 1963

In 1944, Capt. Josiah J. Newman is the doctor in charge of Ward 7, the neuropsychiatric ward, at an Army Air Corps hospital in Arizona. The hospital is under-resourced and Newman scrounges what he needs with the help of his inventive staff, especially Cpl. Jake Leibowitz. The military in general is only just coming to accept psychiatric disorders as legitimate and Newman generally has 6 weeks to cure them or send them on to another facility. There are many patients in the ward and his latest include Colonel Norville Bliss who has dissociated from his past; Capt. Paul Winston who is nearly catatonic after spending 13 months hiding in a cellar behind enemy lines; and 20 year-old Cpl. Jim Tompkins who is severely traumatized after his aircraft was shot down. Others come and go, including Italian prisoners of war, but Newman and team all realize that their success means the men will return to their units.

Captain Newman, M.D.

126 mins | Drama, Comedy, War | Dec. 25, 1963

Captain Newman, M.D.
In 1944, Capt. Josiah J. Newman is the doctor in charge of Ward 7, the neuropsychiatric ward, at an Army Air Corps hospital in Arizona. The hospital is under-resourced and Newman scrounges what he needs with the help of his inventive staff, especially Cpl. Jake Leibowitz. The military in general is only just coming to accept psychiatric disorders as legitimate and Newman generally has 6 weeks to cure them or send them on to another facility. There are many patients in the ward and his latest include Colonel Norville Bliss who has dissociated from his past; Capt. Paul Winston who is nearly catatonic after spending 13 months hiding in a cellar behind enemy lines; and 20 year-old Cpl. Jim Tompkins who is severely traumatized after his aircraft was shot down. Others come and go, including Italian prisoners of war, but Newman and team all realize that their success means the men will return to their units.
IMDb rating 6.9
Producers Universal Pictures
Original title Captain Newman, M.D.
Directors David Miller
Writers Henry Ephron, Phoebe Ephron, Leo Rosten, Richard L. Breen

Cast

Gregory Peck

as Capt. Josiah "Joe" Newman, MD

Tony Curtis

as Cpl. Jackson "Jake" Leibowitz

Angie Dickinson

as Lt. Francie Corum

Eddie Albert

as Col. Norval Algate Bliss

James Gregory

as Col. Edgar Pyser

Bethel Leslie

as Mrs. Helene Winston

Robert Duvall

as Capt. Paul Cabot Winston

Jane Withers

as Lt. Grace Blodgett

Dick Sargent

as Lt. Belden 'Barney' Alderson

Larry Storch

as Cpl. Gavoni

Robert F. Simon

as Lt. Col. M.B. Larrabee

Syl Lamont

as Sgt. Kopp

Paul Carr

as Arthur Werbel

Vito Scotti

as Maj. Alfredo Fortuno

Crahan Denton

as Maj. Gen. Snowden

Gregory Walcott

as Capt. Howard

Charlie Briggs

as Gorkow

Bobby Darin

as Cpl. Jim Tomkins

Ted Bessell

as Carrozzo - Patient (uncredited)

Ann Doran

as Mrs. Pyser (uncredited)

Mike Farrell

as Patient (uncredited)

Paul Lukather

as Pilot (uncredited)

Titus Moede

as Undetermined Role (uncredited)

Ken Swofford

as Patient (uncredited)

Calvin Brown

as Guest at Christmas Party (uncredited)