The Hasty Heart

The Hasty Heart

The Hasty Heart

The Hasty Heart

The Hasty Heart

Overview

The Hasty Heart tells of a wounded Scottish soldier whose last few weeks of life, spent in a convalescent ward of a hospital in Asia, are changed by the sympathetic treatment his fellow patients try to give him—and his stubborn rejection of this. The man's extreme independence of spirit nearly wrecks the good intentions of those who want to make him happy, but at last—particularly after he falls in love with the nurse—he learns the great lesson of love for his neighbor.

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Details

  • Time Period: 1940s / WWII
  • Cast Attributes: Reduced casting (Doubling Possible)
  • Target Audience: Appropriate for all audiences

Authors

John Patrick

John Patrick (1905 –1995) was a Pulitzer Prize-winning playwright and screenwriter. His many Broadway plays include Hell Freezes Over (1935), The Willow and I (1942), The Hasty Heart (1945; adapted for the screen in 1949), The Curious Savage (1950) and Lo and Behold (1951).

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