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Release Date: 1935

Cast: Noble Johnson, Douglass Dumbrille, J. Carrol Naish, Aubrey Smith, Colin Tapley, Akim Tamiroff, Franchot Tone, Richard Cromwell, Kathleen Burke, Guy Standing, Monte Blue, Lumsden Hare ...MORE

Cast: Noble Johnson, Douglass Dumbrille, J. Carrol Naish, Aubrey Smith, Colin Tapley, Akim Tamiroff, Franchot Tone, Richard Cromwell, Kathleen Burke, Guy Standing, Monte Blue, Lumsden Hare, Gary Cooper, Jameson Thomas ...LESS

Categories: Movies, Adventure Drama, War Film, Drama Film, Adventure, British Empire Film, North-West Frontier, Action, Action/Adventure, Black-And-White, North India

The Lives of a Bengal Lancer is a 1935 American adventure film loosely adapted from the 1930 book of the same name by Francis Yeats-Brown. The plot of the movie, which bears little resemblance to Yeats-Brown's memoir, concerns British soldiers defending the borders of India against rebellious natives. It stars Gary Cooper, Franchot Tone, Richard Cromwell, and Douglass Dumbrille. The film was directed by Henry Hathaway and written by Grover Jones, William Slavens McNutt, Waldemar Young, John L. Balderston and Achmed Abdullah. The film was nominated for seven Academy Awards including Best... MORE

The Lives of a Bengal Lancer is a 1935 American adventure film loosely adapted from the 1930 book of the same name by Francis Yeats-Brown. The plot of the movie, which bears little resemblance to Yeats-Brown's memoir, concerns British soldiers defending the borders of India against rebellious natives. It stars Gary Cooper, Franchot Tone, Richard Cromwell, and Douglass Dumbrille. The film was directed by Henry Hathaway and written by Grover Jones, William Slavens McNutt, Waldemar Young, John L. Balderston and Achmed Abdullah. The film was nominated for seven Academy Awards including Best Director, Best Original Screenplay, and Best Picture. On the northwest frontier of India during the British Raj, Scottish-Canadian Lieutenant Alan McGregor (Gary Cooper) welcomes two replacements to the 41st Bengal Lancers, Lieutenant Forsythe (Franchot Tone) and Lieutenant Donald Stone (Richard Cromwell), the son of the unit's commander, Colonel Tom Stone (Guy Standing). In an attempt to show impartiality, the colonel treats his son coldly, which is misinterpreted and causes resentment in the young man. Lieutenant Barrett (Colin Tapley) has been spying on Mohammed Khan (Douglass Dumbrille) and LESS