Captain Newman, M.D.

Synopsis

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.

Main Cast

Gregory Peck

Capt. Josiah "Joe" Newman, MD

Age : 87 | Popularity : 25%

Tony Curtis

Cpl. Jackson "Jake" Leibowitz

Age : 85 | Popularity : 11%

Angie Dickinson

Lt. Francie Corum

Age : 92 | Popularity : 9%

Eddie Albert

Col. Norval Algate Bliss

Age : 99 | Popularity : 7%

James Gregory

Col. Edgar Pyser

Age : 90 | Popularity : 8%

Bethel Leslie

Mrs. Helene Winston

Age : 70 | Popularity : 6%

Robert Duvall

Capt. Paul Cabot Winston

Age : 93 | Popularity : 27%

Jane Withers

Lt. Grace Blodgett

Age : 98 | Popularity : 7%

Crew

Department	Role	Name
Production	Executive Producer	Tony Curtis
	Producer	Gregory Peck Robert Arthur
	Unit Production Manager	Joseph C. Behm
Sound	Sound	William Russell Waldon O. Watson
	Original Music Composer	Russell Garcia Frank Skinner
	Music Supervisor	Joseph Gershenson
	Sound Assistant	John Erlinger Henry Janssen John Oliver
	Conductor	Paul Salamunovich
Art	Art Direction	Alexander Golitzen Alfred Sweeney
	Set Decoration	Howard Bristol
Costume & Make-Up	Costume Design	Rosemary Odell
	Hairstylist	Larry Germain Emma M. diVittorio
	Makeup Designer	Bud Westmore
	Makeup Artist	Frank McCoy Frank Prehoda Jean Abbott
Directing	Assistant Director	William S. Gilmore Phil Bowles
	Director	David Miller
	Second Unit Director	Robert D. Webb
	Second Assistant Director	Terry Morse Jr.
Camera	Director of Photography	Russell Metty
	Grip	Kenneth Smith Charles Cowie
	Camera Operator	Eddie Pyle
	Still Photographer	Rollie Lane
Crew	Additional Music	Russell Garcia
	Stunts	Robert "Buzz" Henry Johnny Hagner
	Special Effects	Walter Hammond
Editing	Editor	Alma Macrorie
Writing	Screenplay	Richard L. Breen Phoebe Ephron Henry Ephron
	Novel	Leo Rosten
Visual Effects	Matte Painter	Albert Whitlock
Department	Role	Name

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