Captain Newman, M.D. 61 years old
It speaks to you in the language of love, laughter and tears!...
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.
Credits
Captain Newman, M.D. Cast
| Name | Character |
|---|---|
| Angie Dickinson She was 32, now 93 years old | as Lt. Francie Corum |
| Robert Duvall He was 32, now 93 years old | as Capt. Paul Cabot Winston |
| Bobby Darin He was 27, 37 years old when he died | as Cpl. Jim Tomkins |
| Gregory Peck He was 47, 87 years old when he died | as Capt. Josiah 'Joe' Newman, MD |
| James Gregory He was 325, 364 years old when he died | as Col. Edgar Pyser |
| Ken Swofford He was 30, 85 years old when he died | as Patient (uncredited) |
| Ann Doran She was 52, 89 years old when she died | as Mrs. Pyser (uncredited) |
| Mike Farrell He was 24, now 85 years old | as Patient (uncredited) |
| Gregory Walcott He was 35, 87 years old when he died | as Capt. Howard |
| Eddie Albert He was 57, 99 years old when he died | as Col. Norval Algate Bliss |
| Vito Scotti He was 45, 78 years old when he died | as Maj. Alfredo Fortuno |
| Jane Withers She was 37, now 98 years old | as Lt. Grace Blodgett |
| Dick Sargent He was 33, 64 years old when he died | as Lt. Belden 'Barney' Alderson |
| Charlie Briggs He was 31, 52 years old when he died | as Gorkow |
| Tony Curtis He was 38, 85 years old when he died | as Cpl. Jackson 'Jake' Leibowitz |
| Paul Lukather He was 37, 88 years old when he died | as Pilot (uncredited) |
| Ted Bessell He was 28, 61 years old when he died | as Carrozzo - Patient (uncredited) |
| Bethel Leslie She was 34, 70 years old when she died | as Mrs. Helene Winston |
| Larry Storch He was 40, now 101 years old | as Cpl. Gavoni |
| Robert F. Simon He was 55, 83 years old when he died | as Lt. Col. M.B. Larrabee |
| Crahan Denton He was 49, 52 years old when he died | as Maj. Gen. Snowden |
| Paul Carr He was 29, 72 years old when he died | as Arthur Werbel |
| Syl Lamont He was 51, 69 years old when he died | as Sgt. Kopp |
| Titus Moede He was 25, 62 years old when he died | as Undetermined Role (uncredited) |
Captain Newman, M.D. Crew
| Name | Department |
|---|---|
| Robert Arthur as Producer. He was 54 (76) years old when He died | Production |
| Frank Skinner as Original Music Composer. He was 65 (70) years old when He died | Sound |
| David Miller as Director. He was 54 (82) years old when He died | Directing |
| Richard L. Breen as Screenplay. He was 45 (48) years old when He died | Writing |
| Leo Rosten as Novel. He was 55 (88) years old when He died | Writing |
| Phoebe Ephron as Screenplay. She was 49 (57) years old when She died | Writing |
| Henry Ephron as Screenplay. He was 52 (81) years old when He died | Writing |
| Russell Metty as Director of Photography. He was 57 (71) years old when He died | Camera |
| Alma Macrorie as Editor. She was 59 (65) years old when She died | Editing |
Captain Newman, M.D. (61 years)
It speaks to you in the language of love, laughter and tears!...
- Release day: Wednesday, December 25, 1963
- Runtime: 126 minutes