The read
A Balasaur Score of 77 out of 100, drawn from IMDb 7/10, Rotten Tomatoes 100%. Critics rate it 30 points higher than audiences do. Scores higher than 79% of the 66 1930s adventure movies in this catalog.
Synopsis
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.
Ratings
IMDb7/10
Rotten Tomatoes100%
Critics rate it 30 points higher than audiences do.
56 audience votes
Key crew
- Henry HathawayDirector
- Waldemar YoungScreenplay
- John L. BalderstonScreenplay
- Achmed AbdullahScreenplay
- Herman HandOriginal Music Composer
- John LeipoldOriginal Music Composer
- Milan RoderOriginal Music Composer
- Heinz RoemheldOriginal Music Composer
- Grover JonesWriter
- William Slavens McNuttWriter
Cast
- Gary CooperAlan McGregor
- Franchot ToneForsythe
- Richard CromwellDonald Stone
- Guy StandingTom Stone
- C. Aubrey SmithMajor Hamilton
- Kathleen BurkeTania Volkanskaya
- Douglass DumbrilleMohammed Khan
- Monte BlueHamzulla Khan
- Colin TapleyBarrett
- Akim TamiroffOtamanu
- J. Carrol NaishGrand Vizier
- Noble JohnsonRam Singh
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Themes
rescuewild boarsnake charmerindiafortresscavalrylancerbengalbritish raj