Also Known As: Bengali
Company: Paramount Pictures
Aspect Ratio: 1.37 : 1
Plot: The 41st Bengal Lancers are stationed on the Northwest Frontier of British India, guarding against Afridi invaders led by wily Mohammed Khan. Experienced (though insubordinate) Lieut. McGregor is joined by two new arrivals, haughty Forsythe and callow Donald Stone...son of the commanding colonel. We follow the three through varied adventures and hardships. Will they uphold the honor of the regiment? Will Stone and the Colonel come to terms with their difficult relationship?
Cast and Character: Gary Cooper as Lieutenant McGregor / Franchot Tone as Lieutenant Forsythe / Richard Cromwell as Lieutenant Stone / Guy Standing as Colonel Stone / C. Aubrey Smith as Major Hamilton / Kathleen Burke as Tania Volkanskaya / Douglass Dumbrille as Mohammed Khan / Monte Blue as Hamzulla Khan / Colin Tapley as Lieutenant Barrett / Akim Tamiroff as Emir / J. Carrol Naish as Grand Vizier / Noble Johnson as Ram Singh / Lumsden Hare as Major General Woodley / Jameson Thomas as Hendrickson
Trailer: n/A
Creators: n/A
Description: Three British soldiers on the Northwest Frontier of India struggle against invaders...and themselves.
Directors: Henry Hathaway
Genres: Adventure / Drama
Location: Alabama Hills, Lone Pine, California, USA
MPAA: Approved
Opening Weekend: n/A
Poster: posters/0026643.jpg
Rating: 7.4
Release Date: February 1935 (Germany)
Runtime: 109 min
Seasons: n/A
Sound Mix: Mono
Tagline: 1750 to 1! Always out-numbered! Never out-fought! These are the Bengal Lancers...heroes all...guarding each other's lives, sharing each other's tortures, fighting each other's battles...
Title: The Lives of a Bengal Lancer
Trailer:
Url: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0026643/
Votes: 1,365
Writers: Waldemar Young / John L. Balderston
Year: 1935
The Lives of a Bengal Lancer got rated 7.4.
About the movie: The 41st Bengal Lancers are stationed on the Northwest Frontier of British India, guarding against Afridi invaders led by wily Mohammed Khan. Experienced (though insubordinate) Lieut. McGregor is joined by two new arrivals, haughty Forsythe and callow Donald Stone...son of the commanding colonel. We follow the three through varied adventures and hardships. Will they uphold the honor of the regiment? Will Stone and the Colonel come to terms with their difficult relationship?
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