His Majesty O'Keefe (1954)
Men steal for it. Nations go to war for it. The it is oil - and it grows on trees. Coconut oil is the precious lifeblood of 1870s South Seas traders. And lots of real blood will be spilled to get it! Screen royalty Burt Lancaster is His Majesty O'Keefe in this last of three adventures that (along with The Flame and the Arrow and The Crimson Pirate) blew a revitalizing wind into the sails of the swashbuckler genre. Action, cunning and derring-do are watchwords of the title seafarer as he befriends, defends and ultimately rules the islanders of exotic Yap. Lensed on gorgeus Fiji locations, grandly scored by Robert Farnon and rousingly directed by Byron Haskin, His Majesty O'Keefe delivers heroics of regal proportions.
Director:
Byron Haskin
Writers:
Borden Chase, James Hill.
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Burt Lancaster as Capt. David Dion O'Keefe |
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Joan Rice as Dalabo aki Dali |
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André Morell as Alfred Tetins |
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Abraham Sofaer as Fatumak, Medicine Man |
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Archie Savage as Boogulroo |
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Benson Fong as Mr. Chou |
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Tessa Prendergast as Kakofel |
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Lloyd Berrell as Inifel |
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Charles Horvath as Capt. Bully Hayes |
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Philip Ahn as Sien Tang, Dentist |
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Guy Doleman as Herb Weber |
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Grant Taylor as Lt. Brenner |
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Alexander Archdale as Bob Harris |
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Harvey Adams as Herr Friedlander |
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Jimmy Dime as Sailor at Table in Saloon (uncredited) |
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Sol Gorss as Tough Sailor in Fight (uncredited) |
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Paul Picerni as Spanish Ship Owner (uncredited) |
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Jack Stoney as Tough Sailor in Fight (uncredited) |
| Writing | Borden Chase | Screenplay |
| Writing | Lawrence Klingman | Novel |
| Writing | James Hill | Screenplay |
| Directing | Byron Haskin | Director |
| Production | Harold Hecht | Producer |
| Writing | Gerald Green | Novel |
| Art | Ted Haworth | Art Direction |
| Camera | Otto Heller | Director of Photography |
| Sound | Robert Farnon | Original Music Composer |
| Sound | Dimitri Tiomkin | Original Music Composer |
| Editing | Manuel del Campo | Editor |
| Production | Norman Deming | Associate Producer |
| Costume & Make-Up | Stuart Freeborn | Makeup Artist |
| Art | W. Simpson Robinson | Art Direction |
| Costume & Make-Up | Marjorie Best | Costume Design |
| Costume & Make-Up | Elizabeth Hennings | Costume Design |
| Directing | Richard McWhorter | Assistant Director |
| Sound | Francis J. Scheid | Sound |
| Art | Jane Roth | Set Decoration |
