

Dean Hess, who entered the ministry to atone for bombing a German orphanage, decides he’s a failure at preaching. Rejoined to train pilots early in the Korean War, he finds Korean orphans raiding the airbase garbage. With a pretty Korean teacher, he sets up an orphanage for them and others.
Production
Actual Korean locations give it unexpected documentary texture
Acting
Hudson's rigid nobility accidentally suggests spiritual constipation

Director
Douglas Sirk
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Real Dean Hess consulted; he hated Hudson's performance for being 'too emotional.' Sirk's revenge?
Sirk called this his 'most stupid picture' yet sneaks in his signature mirror shots—guilt as spectacle.
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