Wednesday, November 10, 2010

King of the Khyber Rifles (1953)


Directed by Henry King
My rating: 2 stars out of 4
IMDb
(Fox Movie Channel)

Lifeless account of India's resistance to British rule in the late 19th century. Tyrone Power is the half-caste captain facing racism in a remote British camp. Naturally he falls in love with the general's daughter which causes complications. His half-brother is the leader of the Indian forces, but is unable to kill him in cold blood. The British attack from the rear in a final hand-to-hand battle, which provides one of the few sparks in what should have been a much better film.

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