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East of Sumatra

  • 19531953
  • ApprovedApproved
  • 1h 22m
IMDb RATING
5.3/10
254
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Jeff Chandler, Suzan Ball, and Marilyn Maxwell in East of Sumatra (1953)
ActionAdventureRomance
Tough Duke Mullane tries to open a new mine in the jungle, but the natives turn hostile...except for one lissome dancer.Tough Duke Mullane tries to open a new mine in the jungle, but the natives turn hostile...except for one lissome dancer.Tough Duke Mullane tries to open a new mine in the jungle, but the natives turn hostile...except for one lissome dancer.
IMDb RATING
5.3/10
254
YOUR RATING
    • Budd Boetticher
    • Louis L'Amour(story)
    • Jack Natteford(story)
    • Frank Gill Jr.
  • Stars
    • Jeff Chandler
    • Marilyn Maxwell
    • Anthony Quinn
    • Budd Boetticher
    • Louis L'Amour(story)
    • Jack Natteford(story)
    • Frank Gill Jr.
  • Stars
    • Jeff Chandler
    • Marilyn Maxwell
    • Anthony Quinn
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    • 6User reviews
    • 3Critic reviews
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    Anthony Quinn and Suzan Ball in East of Sumatra (1953)
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    Jeff Chandler and Suzan Ball in East of Sumatra (1953)
    Anthony Quinn, Jeff Chandler, and Suzan Ball in East of Sumatra (1953)
    Jeff Chandler, Suzan Ball, and Marilyn Maxwell in East of Sumatra (1953)
    Anthony Quinn, Suzan Ball, My Lee Haulani, Suzanne Ridgway, and Nancy Westbrook in East of Sumatra (1953)

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    Jeff Chandler
    Jeff Chandler
    • Duke Mullane
    Marilyn Maxwell
    Marilyn Maxwell
    • Lory Hale
    Anthony Quinn
    Anthony Quinn
    • Kiang
    Suzan Ball
    Suzan Ball
    • Minyora
    John Sutton
    John Sutton
    • Daniel Catlin
    Jay C. Flippen
    Jay C. Flippen
    • Mac
    Scatman Crothers
    Scatman Crothers
    • Baltimore
    • (as Scat Man Crothers)
    Aram Katcher
    • Atib
    Anthony Eustrel
    Anthony Eustrel
    • Clyde
    • (as Antony Eustrel)
    Eugene Iglesias
    Eugene Iglesias
    • Paulo
    • (as Gene Iglesias)
    Peter Graves
    Peter Graves
    • Cowboy
    Earl Holliman
    Earl Holliman
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    • (as Henry Earl Holliman)
    James Craven
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    John Warburton
    John Warburton
    • Gregory Keith
    Michael Dale
    • Co-Pilot
    • (uncredited)
    My Lee Haulani
    • Native Girl
    • (uncredited)
    Charles Horvath
    Charles Horvath
    • Corcoran
    • (uncredited)
    Mailoa Kalili
    • Native Man
    • (uncredited)
      • Budd Boetticher
      • Louis L'Amour(story)
      • Jack Natteford(story)
      • Frank Gill Jr.
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    Jungle Fever In Indonesia
    East Of Sumatra was one of those potboiler stories that Universal cast Jeff Chandler in while he was under contract there. The story is a romantic pentagon set in the exotic location of an Indonesian jungle with all the men acting with exceedingly high testosterone levels.

    John Sutton who is engaged to Marilyn Maxwell without knowing she was once Chandler's girl becomes Chandler's boss on a new job set for one of the thousands of islands in the Indonesian archipelago where the rule of Achmed Sukarno hasn't gotten hold yet. The island is ruled by King Anthony Quinn who has a special girl in Suzan Ball. But Ball is checking out Chandler and the rest of his crew as they start a tin mining operation.

    No need to go into all the details, but it all blows up quite nicely with the natives making war against Chandler and his crew with Sutton stupidly bringing Maxwell along into harm's and Jeff's way. It ends in tragedy for one of the five principal cast members.

    The film is based on a Louis L'Amour story which since he wrote westerns may have begun as that and Budd Boetticher directed East of Sumatra. Both these guys should have stuck to the American west.
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      • September 23, 1953 (United States)
      • United States
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Universal Studios - 100 Universal City Plaza, Universal City, California, USA
    • Production company
      • Universal International Pictures (UI)
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    • 1 hour 22 minutes

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