As another viewer already stated, Bogey's character would have been brought up on sexual harassment charges for this kind of behavior today.
Plus, his character was just a plain bore-he made a couple of passes at a subordinate and she politely declined. Instead of taking the hint he used his rank and position to wear her down. Both Allyson and Bogart were better actors than to have accepted their cheesy roles in this film. I can't believe either of them needed the money that badly.
The only saving grace in the film was that it gave the viewers an idea of the MASH concept. The difficulties in providing state-of-the-art medical treatment to front line troops on a fluid, fluctuating battlefield in WW II resulted in the inception of the Mobile Army Surgical Hospital (MASH) in Korea. Instead of having to wait days for treatment of major combat wounds, patients in the Korean War, and subsequent conflicts, were often undergoing lifesaving hospital surgery in a MASH within hours.
It's a film worth watching if it's showing on cable but not worth buying or renting.
Plus, his character was just a plain bore-he made a couple of passes at a subordinate and she politely declined. Instead of taking the hint he used his rank and position to wear her down. Both Allyson and Bogart were better actors than to have accepted their cheesy roles in this film. I can't believe either of them needed the money that badly.
The only saving grace in the film was that it gave the viewers an idea of the MASH concept. The difficulties in providing state-of-the-art medical treatment to front line troops on a fluid, fluctuating battlefield in WW II resulted in the inception of the Mobile Army Surgical Hospital (MASH) in Korea. Instead of having to wait days for treatment of major combat wounds, patients in the Korean War, and subsequent conflicts, were often undergoing lifesaving hospital surgery in a MASH within hours.
It's a film worth watching if it's showing on cable but not worth buying or renting.