The Lives of a Bengal Lancer
Set in the spectacle of mystic India with its glittering mosques, oirental palaces, weird music, bronzed nautch dancers
1935 | 109m | English
Popularity: 0.7 (history)
| Director: | Henry Hathaway |
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| Writer: | Achmed Abdullah, Waldemar Young, John L. Balderston |
| Staring: |
| In the Northwest Frontier of India, the 41st Bengal Lancers leaded by the harsh Colonel Tom Stone are having trouble with the rebellious leader Mohammed Khan. After two casualties, the experienced but insubordinate Lieutenant Alan McGregor receives as replacement, the arrogant Lieutenant Forsythe and the immature son of Colonel Stone, Lieutenant Donald Stone. With the intention to prove that he will not have any privilege in the troop, the reception of Colonel Stone to his son is absolutely cold, but he becomes the protégé of McGregor. When Lieutenant Stone is kidnapped by Mohammed Khan, McGregor and Forsythe disobey the direct order of their commander, disguise as Indian peddlers and go to Khan's fortress to attempt to rescue their friend. | |
| Release Date: | Jan 11, 1935 |
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| Director: | Henry Hathaway |
| Writer: | Achmed Abdullah, Waldemar Young, John L. Balderston |
| Genres: | Adventure, Drama, War |
| Keywords | snake charmer, wild boar, rescue, india, fortress, cavalry, lancer, bengal, british raj |
| Production Companies | Paramount Pictures |
| Box Office |
Revenue: $3,000,000
Budget: $0 |
| Updates |
Updated: Feb 01, 2025 Entered: Apr 20, 2024 |
| Name | Character |
|---|---|
| Gary Cooper | Alan McGregor |
| Franchot Tone | Forsythe |
| Richard Cromwell | Donald Stone |
| Guy Standing | Tom Stone |
| C. Aubrey Smith | Major Hamilton |
| Kathleen Burke | Tania Volkanskaya |
| Douglass Dumbrille | Mohammed Khan |
| Monte Blue | Hamzulla Khan |
| Colin Tapley | Barrett |
| Akim Tamiroff | Otamanu |
| J. Carrol Naish | Grand Vizier |
| Noble Johnson | Ram Singh |
| Lumsden Hare | Thomas Woodley |
| Jameson Thomas | Hendrickson |
| Mischa Auer | Captured Afridi (uncredited) |
| Harry Cording | Sentry (uncredited) |
| Sam Harris | British Officer (uncredited) |
| Lya Lys | Girl on Train (uncredited) |
| Charles Stevens | McGregor's Servant (uncredited) |
| Name | Job |
|---|---|
| Clem Beauchamp | Assistant Director |
| Ellsworth Hoagland | Editor |
| Roland Anderson | Art Direction |
| Hans Dreier | Art Direction |
| Herman Hand | Original Music Composer |
| Milan Roder | Original Music Composer |
| Achmed Abdullah | Screenplay |
| Charles Lang | Director of Photography |
| Paul Wing | Assistant Director |
| Heinz Roemheld | Original Music Composer |
| Henry Hathaway | Director |
| Waldemar Young | Screenplay |
| John L. Balderston | Screenplay |
| Travis Banton | Costume Design |
| John Leipold | Original Music Composer |
| Name | Title |
|---|---|
| Louis D. Lighton | Producer |
| Organization | Category | Person | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Academy Awards | Best Supporting Actor | C. Aubrey Smith | Won |
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