The Lives of a Bengal Lancer (1935)
In the Northwest Frontier of India, the 41st Bengal Lancers led by the harsh Colonel Tom Stone are having trouble with the rebellious leader Mohammed Khan. Surly McGregor and wry, blue-blooded Forsythe are officers in charge of newcomer Lieutenant Stone, the commanding officer’s inexperienced son. Motivated by a grudge toward his father, Lt. Stone allows himself to be captured by the enemy.
Director:
Henry Hathaway
Writers:
Waldemar Young, John L. Balderston, Achmed Abdullah.
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Gary Cooper as Alan McGregor |
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Franchot Tone as Forsythe |
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Richard Cromwell as Donald Stone |
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Guy Standing as Tom Stone |
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C. Aubrey Smith as Major Hamilton |
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Kathleen Burke as Tania Volkanskaya |
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Douglass Dumbrille as Mohammed Khan |
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Monte Blue as Hamzulla Khan |
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Colin Tapley as Barrett |
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Akim Tamiroff as Otamanu |
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J. Carrol Naish as Grand Vizier |
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Noble Johnson as Ram Singh |
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Lumsden Hare as Thomas Woodley |
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Jameson Thomas as Hendrickson |
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Mischa Auer as Captured Afridi (uncredited) |
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Harry Cording as Sentry (uncredited) |
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Sam Harris as British Officer (uncredited) |
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Lya Lys as Girl on Train (uncredited) |
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Charles Stevens as McGregor's Servant (uncredited) |
| Directing | Henry Hathaway | Director |
| Writing | Waldemar Young | Screenplay |
| Writing | John L. Balderston | Screenplay |
| Writing | Achmed Abdullah | Screenplay |
| Production | Louis D. Lighton | Producer |
| Camera | Charles Lang | Director of Photography |
| Editing | Ellsworth Hoagland | Editor |
| Art | Roland Anderson | Art Direction |
| Art | Hans Dreier | Art Direction |
| Costume & Make-Up | Travis Banton | Costume Design |
| Directing | Clem Beauchamp | Assistant Director |
| Sound | Herman Hand | Original Music Composer |
| Sound | John Leipold | Original Music Composer |
| Sound | Milan Roder | Original Music Composer |
| Sound | Heinz Roemheld | Original Music Composer |
| Writing | Grover Jones | Writer |
| Writing | William Slavens McNutt | Writer |
| Writing | Francis Yeats-Brown | Novel |
| Sound | Franklin Hansen | Sound Engineer |
| Directing | Paul Wing | Assistant Director |