Bengal Brigade (1954)

Director:

Laslo Benedek

Writers:

Richard Alan Simmons (screenplay), Seton I. Miller (adaptation),

Stars:

Rock Hudson, Arlene Dahl, Ursula Thiess

Cast

Complete credited cast:
Rock Hudson	...	Capt. Jeffrey Claybourne
Arlene Dahl	...	Vivian Morrow
Ursula Thiess	...	Latah
Torin Thatcher	...	Colonel Morrow
Arnold Moss	...	Rajah Karam
Dan O'Herlihy	...	Capt. Ronald Blaine (as Daniel O'Herlihy)
Harold Gordon	...	Hari Lal
Michael Ansara	...	Sgt. Major Puran Singh
Leonard Strong	...	Mahindra
Shepard Menken	...	Bulbir
Sujata	...	Indian Dancer
Asoka	...	Indian Dancer

Storyline

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Plot Keywords:

cavalry charge | fog | cannon | disobeying orders | kiss | 

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Genres:

Adventure | War

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Certificate:

Approved

Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

6 November 1954 (USA)

Also Known As:

Gewehre für Bengali

Filming Locations:

Backlot, Universal Studios - 100 Universal City Plaza, Universal City, California, USA

Company Credits

Production Co:

Universal International Pictures (UI)

Technical Specs

Runtime:

87 min

Sound Mix:

Mono (Western Electric Recording)

Color:

Color (Technicolor)

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Did You Know?

Quotes

Capt. Ronald Blaine: I'll not share this table with a traitor.

User Reviews

Rousing tale of the Raj

The most surprising thing about this movie is that it was directed by Laslo Benedek ,a man associated with the more serious end of the movie market -as per Death of a Salesman and the Brando vehicle The Wild One .It is set in the year 1856 in British India ,more specifically on the North West Frontier .Rock Hudson is improbably cast as a British army Captain who is tried ,convicted and forced to resign his commission for disobeying the orders of a senior officer even though by doing so he was responsible for the capture of a key rebel stronghold .He becomes a big game hunter but continues to be devoted to the British cause and infiltrates a group of rebels plotting to overthrow the Raj .In between all these distractions he manages to make time to woo Vivian Morrow(Arlene Dahl)the daughter of the regimental commander Colonel Morrow (Tobin Thatcher) Hudson is miscast but battles valiantly with the role ,Dahl is merely decorative as is Ursula Thiess . The best performances -mostly because they are better cast-are given by Thatcher and Dan O'Herlihy as British soldiers

This is a good co-feature movie and will be enjoyed by lovers of the old style "ripping yarn