The Lives of a Bengal Lancer
Directed by Henry Hathaway. 109mins (1935)
Gary Cooper - Lieutenant McGregor
The 41st Bengal Lancers are stationed on the Northwest Frontier of British India, guarding against Afridi invaders led by wily Mohammed Khan. Experienced (though insubordinate) Lieut. McGregor is joined by two new arrivals, haughty Forsythe and callow Donald Stone...son of the commanding colonel. We follow the three through varied adventures and hardships. Will they uphold the honor of the regiment? Will Stone and the Colonel come to terms with their difficult relationship?
Also starring Franchot Tone, Richard Cromwell, Guy Standing, C. Aubrey Smith, Kathleen Burke and Douglass Dumbrille.
Based on the book by Francis Yeats-Brown, published in 1930 and one of the biggest hits of the year.This is the film where Douglass Dumbrille says, "We have ways of making men talk," although everybody remembers it as, "We have ways of making you talk."
Nominated for 8 Oscars including Best Picture, Best Director and Best Screenplay, winning 2 - Best Assistant Director and Best Assistant Director.
Tagline - Set in the spectacle of mystic India with its glittering mosques, oriental palaces, weird music, bronzed nautch dancers