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The Trial of Henry Blake

The Trial of Henry Blake

1973TV Episode⏱️ 25mTV-PG
ComedyDramaWar
8.6
IMDB Rating
929 votes

Henry's on trial on charges that Frank and Margaret brought against him. So that Hawkeye and Trapper can't help Henry, the Majors put them under house arrest.

Director
Don Weis
Writers
McLean Stevenson, Richard Hooker
Stars
Alan Alda, Wayne Rogers, McLean Stevenson
Release Date
November 3, 1973
Language
English
Country
United States
💬 6
Reviews
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🎭 Top Cast

Alan Alda
Alan Alda
as Capt. Benjamin Franklin 'Hawkeye' Pierce
Wayne Rogers
Wayne Rogers
as Capt. 'Trapper John' McIntyre
McLean Stevenson
McLean Stevenson
as Lt. Col. Henry Blake
Loretta Swit
Loretta Swit
as Maj. Margaret 'Hot Lips' Houlihan
Larry Linville
Larry Linville
as Maj. Frank Burns
Gary Burghoff
Gary Burghoff
as Cpl. Walter 'Radar' O'Reilly
Robert F. Simon
Robert F. Simon
as Gen. Maynard M. Mitchell
Jamie Farr
Jamie Farr
as Cpl. Maxwell Q. Klinger
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Jack Aaron
as Major Murphy
Bobbie Mitchell
Bobbie Mitchell
as Lt. Marshall, RN

🎬 Technical Specs

Aspect Ratio
1.33 : 1
Color
Color
Filming Location
Stage 9, 20th Century Fox Studios - 10201 Pico Blvd., Century City, Los Angeles, California, USA
Production
20th Century Fox Television

🏷️ Keywords

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🎯 Categories

ComedyDramaWar

⭐ Featured Review

Every Part of This is Hilarious
by Hitchcoc2015-02-25
10/10

"Once again the team of Burns and Houlihan have complained to the powers that be. This time it has to do with their perceived incompetence of Henry Blake. He has been sent for a complete hearing of the charges with Court Martial a possibility. He is charged with allowing gurney races in the camp, allowing Radar to run a business (selling wing-tipped shoes), and putting up with Klinger. There is a wonderful scene where Klinger builds a hang glider and makes it two miles from camp, only to crash. The most serious charge is giving aid and comfort to the enemy because he has been giving supplies to..."

💡 Did You Know?

Major Frank Burns tells the court that his family came to America in 1927. That means that if Frank was born in America he is (at the most) between 23-26 years of age at the time of this episode (depending on what year of the Korean War it takes place) or, and this seems far more likely, Frank was not born in the United States.

📖 Synopsis

Henry's on trial on charges that Frank and Margaret brought against him. So that Hawkeye and Trapper can't help Henry, the Majors put them under house arrest.