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Jaffe began to work in film in 1934, rising to prominence with his first role as the mad Tsar Peter III in The Scarlet Empress. In 1938, Jaffe was forty-seven years old when he played the title role of bhisti (waterbearer) Gunga Din. Jaffe was blacklisted by the Hollywood movie studio bosses during the 1950s, supposedly for being a communist ...
Gunga Din: Directed by George Stevens. With Cary Grant, Victor McLaglen, Douglas Fairbanks Jr., Sam Jaffe. In 19th century India, three British soldiers and a native waterbearer must stop a secret mass revival of the murderous Thuggee cult before it can rampage across the land.
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It would be another two years before Jaffe was once more called to Hollywood - he was back quite busy on Broadway. He appeared in George Stevens Gunga Din (1939) which sported big star names as well. Stevens gave Jaffe the lead, Gunga Din, native regimental bhisti (Hindi for water-carrier).
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The film is about three British sergeants and Gunga Din, their native bhisti (water bearer), who fight the Thuggee, an Indian murder cult, in colonial British India. The supporting cast features Joan Fontaine, Eduardo Ciannelli, and in the title role, Sam Jaffe.
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Jan 14, 2014 · Gunga Din (Sam Jaffe) is the company water-bearer who dreams of being a soldier but must always follow behind. When treasure-hunting Cutter goes off in search of a golden temple, he and Gunga Din stumble into the meeting place of the Thuggees and their sinister Guru (Eduardo Ciannelli).
Sep 3, 2015 · GUNGA DIN (1939), directed by George Stevens. Jaffe was forty-eight when he played the grueling role of the regimental Indian water carrier in Stevens’ film taken from Rudyard Kipling’s immortal poem, with an expanded story from Ben Hecht and Charles MacArthur.
Apr 19, 2024 · Covered in brown make-up, future Best Supporting Actor Oscar nominee Sam Jaffe ( The Asphalt Jungle, 1950) plays a middle-aged Gunga Din (a role originally intended for the far younger Sabu [5] ), the British Indian Army’s water-carrying, bugle-playing “darkie” who, aspiring to one day become a Soldier of the Queen, ultimately saves the day, sac...
