By Brando's own account, it may have been because of this film that his draft status was changed from 4-F to 1-A. He had had surgery on his trick knee, and it was no longer physically debilitating enough to incur exclusion from the draft. When Brando reported to the induction center, he answered a questionnaire by saying his race was "human", his color was "Seasonal-oyster white to beige", and he told an Army doctor that he was psychoneurotic. When the draft board referred him to a psychiatrist, Brando explained that he had been expelled from military school and had severe problems with authority. Coincidentally, the psychiatrist knew a doctor friend of Brando. Brando avoided military service during the Korean War.
By Brando's own account it may have been because of this film that his draft status was changed from 4-F to 1-A He had had surgery ?on his trick knee and it was no longer physically debilitating enough to incur exclusion from the draft When Brando reported to the induction center he answered a questionnaire by saying his race was "human" his color was "Seasonal-oyster white to beige" and he told an Army doctor that he was psychoneurotic When the draft board referred him to a psychiatrist Brando explained that he had been expelled from military school and had severe problems with authority Coincidentally the psychiatrist knew a doctor friend of Brando Brando avoided military service during the Korean War