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- The plot of the film, which bears little resemblance to Brown's book, tells the story of a group of British cavalrymen and high-ranking officers desperately trying to defend their stronghold and headquarters at Bengal against the rebellious natives during the days of the British Raj.
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The Lives of a Bengal Lancer is a 1935 American adventure film starring Gary Cooper, directed by Henry Hathaway, and written by Grover Jones, William Slavens McNutt, Waldemar Young, John L. Balderston, and Achmed Abdullah.
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The Lives of a Bengal Lancer: Directed by Henry Hathaway. With Gary Cooper, Franchot Tone, Richard Cromwell, Guy Standing. Three British soldiers on the Northwest Frontier of India struggle against the enemy - and themselves.
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- Adventure, Drama, War
- Henry Hathaway
- 1935-02-01
The 41st Bengal Lancers are posted to the Northwest Frontier, a key strategic position and a hotbed for rebellion. After his company commander is killed in a skirmish with guerrillas, Lieutenant Alan McGregor assumes command.
In colonial India, Colonel Stone and the 41st Bengal Lancers fight Indian rebels in the hills. Included in the 41st regiment is Lieutenant Alan McGregor, a Scotch-Canadian upstart who has come to India for some excitement. Major Hamilton, an old friend of Stone, sends for Stone's naïve son Donald, who is just out of Sandhurst military school ...
The Lives of a Bengal Lancer ★★★★ 1935 One of Hollywood's greatest rousing adventures. Based in northwest India, Lt. McGregor (Cooper) is a seasoned frontier fighter in the Bengals Lancers who befriends new officer Lt. Forsythe (Tone).
Forsythe (Franchot Tone) is eager for action against Islamic invaders, while Lt. Stone (Richard Cromwell) must pass muster with his father (Sir Guy Standing), the outpost commander. Deadly...
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- Adventure
Francis Yeats-Brown's autobiography about his time with the famed 17th Bengal Lancer unit, the finest British military unit in India during the early 1900's and 1910's. It is an adventure story in a time romanticized in British history and villainized in Indian history.
