King of the Khyber Rifles (1953)
King of the Khyber Rifles (1953)
GREAT ADVENTURE OF INDIA!
Freshly arrived Sandhurst-trained Captain Alan King, better versed in Pashtun then any of the veterans and born locally as army brat, survives an attack on his escort to his Northwest Frontier province garrison near the Khyber pass because of Ahmed, a native Afridi deserter from the Muslim fanatic rebel Karram Khan's forces. As soon as his fellow officers learn his mother was a native Muslim which got his parents disowned even by their own families, he falls prey to stubborn prejudiced discrimination, Lieutenant Geoffrey Heath even moves out of their quarters, except from half-Irish Lt. Ben Baird.

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Cast

Tyrone Power Tyrone Power As: Capt. Alan King
Terry Moore Terry Moore As: Susan Maitland
Michael Rennie Michael Rennie As: Brig. Gen. J. R. Maitland
John Justin John Justin As: Lt. Geoffrey Heath
Guy Rolfe Guy Rolfe As: Karram Khan
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Storyline

Freshly arrived Sandhurst-trained Captain Alan King, better versed in Pashtun then any of the veterans and born locally as army brat, survives an attack on his escort to his Northwest Frontier province garrison near the Khyber pass because of Ahmed, a native Afridi deserter from the Muslim fanatic rebel Karram Khan's forces. As soon as his fellow officers learn his mother was a native Muslim which got his parents disowned even by their own families, he falls prey to stubborn prejudiced discrimination, Lieutenant Geoffrey Heath even moves out of their quarters, except from half-Irish Lt. Ben Baird.


Tagline: GREAT ADVENTURE OF INDIA!
Certification: NR

Details

Genres: Adventure, Drama, Romance

Language: English

Release Date: 23 December 1953

Country: US

Runtime: 100m

Company Credits

Company: 20th Century Fox

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Cast

Tyrone Power

Tyrone Power

Capt. Alan King

Terry Moore

Terry Moore

Susan Maitland

Michael Rennie

Michael Rennie

Brig. Gen. J. R. Maitland

John Justin

John Justin

Lt. Geoffrey Heath

Guy Rolfe

Guy Rolfe

Karram Khan

Richard Wyler

Richard Wyler

Lt. Ben Baird

Murray Matheson

Murray Matheson

Maj. Ian MacAllister

Frank De Kova

Frank De Kova

Ali Nur

Argentina Brunetti

Argentina Brunetti

Lali

Sujata Rubener

Sujata Rubener

Native Dancer

Patrick Whyte

Patrick Whyte

Lt. White (uncredited)

Lal Chand Mehra

Lal Chand Mehra

Tribal Chieftain (uncredited)

John Farrow

John Farrow

Cpl. Stuart (uncredited)

Alberto Morin

Alberto Morin

Rahim Bey (uncredited)

Richard Peel

Richard Peel

Sgt. Fowler (uncredited)

Stephen Soldi

Stephen Soldi

Villager (uncredited)

Bhogwan Singh

Bhogwan Singh

Tribal Chieftain (uncredited)

Gavin Muir

Gavin Muir

Maj. Lee - Doctor (uncredited)

Jack Tornek

Jack Tornek

Soldier (uncredited)

Art Felix

Art Felix

Soldier (uncredited)

Directed By

Henry King

Henry King

Director

Henry Weinberger

Henry Weinberger

Assistant Director

Writing Credits

Production Crew

Edited By

Costume and Makeup

Charles LeMaire

Charles LeMaire

Wardrobe Master

Travilla

Travilla

Costume Design

Ben Nye

Ben Nye

Makeup Artist

Sound

Visual Effects

Not currently known.

Camera

Leon Shamroy

Leon Shamroy

Director of Photography

Lighting

Not currently known.

Art Department

Maurice Ransford

Maurice Ransford

Art Direction

Lyle R. Wheeler

Lyle R. Wheeler

Art Direction

Walter M. Scott

Walter M. Scott

Set Decoration

Fred J. Rode

Fred J. Rode

Set Decoration

Paul S. Fox

Paul S. Fox

Set Decoration

Other Crew

Ray Kellogg

Ray Kellogg

Special Effects

Asoka Rubener

Asoka Rubener

Choreographer

Patrick Whyte

Patrick Whyte

Technical Advisor

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