Captain Newman, M.D. 60 years old

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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.

Credits

Captain Newman, M.D. Cast

Name Character
Angie Dickinson She was 32, now 92 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 97 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
Syl Lamont He was 51, 69 years old when he died as Sgt. Kopp
Paul Carr He was 29, 72 years old when he died as Arthur Werbel
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
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Captain Newman, M.D. (60 years)

It speaks to you in the language of love, laughter and tears!...

  • Release day: Wednesday, December 25, 1963
  • Runtime: 126 minutes