Freshly arrived sandhursttrained 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. They include action movies like king of the khyber rifles, as well as literary adaptations the sun also rises, westerns the gunfighter and musicals carousel. Romanticexciting adventure film with a lot of routine, great external effort and. Nov 29, 2017 sleepers west lloyd nolan, lynn bari, mary beth hughes. King of the khyber rifles by talbot mundy takes place at the beginning of world war i. King of the khyber rifles is a 1953 english film stars tyrone power, henry king, harry kleiner, talbot mundy, ivan goff, ben roberts, frank p.
This features tyrone power as the half caste officer who saves a british garrison from the marauding forces of kauram khan guy rolfe in 19th. When by chance his fellow soldiers learn that hes a halfcaste born not far from where theyre serving, they discriminate against him. After an adventurous life in various parts of the world he settled in the united states in 1911 where he began his writing career. Le film complet magazine 1953 tyrone power terry moore. Based for most of his life in the united states, he also wrote under the pseudonym of walter galt. Best known as the author of king of the khyber rifles and the jimgrim series, much of his work was published in pulp magazines. This is shown by the long passages, which are characteristic of writing from this period. He is attached to the khyber rifles regiment as a cover, but his real job is to prevent a holy war. Jan 07, 2017 king sat at a box and waited, as if to take dictation, but the mullah, tugging at his beard, grew furious. When by chance his fellow soldiers learn that hes a halfcaste born not far from where theyre serving, they discriminate. India as she is more often nowadays and it made king, for the time being of the khyber rifles, happier than some other men can be in ballrooms. Aug 23, 2016 this feature is not available right now.
King of the khyber rifles 1953 a halfcaste british officer in 19thcentury india battles the prejudices of both his army colleagues and the local populace while trying to help put down a rebellion led by a greedy local ruler. Maitland michael rennie puts king in charge of training local recruits. The film shares its title but little else with the novel king of the khyber rifles 1916 by talbot mundy. The film shares its title but little else with the novel king of the khyber rifles by talbot mundy. Excerpted from talbot mundy on wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. As soon as his fellow officers learn his mother was. Publication date 1916 publisher the bobbsmerrill company. Apart from the title and the khyber pass setting, it has little in common with mundys novel.
It is likely there are fifty there who will dare follow me back, and then we shall march down the khyber like a full company of the old days. Capitaine king king of the khyber rifles 1953 origine italienne. A second version, king of the khyber rifles 1953 featured tyrone power and terry moore. King of the khyber rifles wikisource, the free online. You can watch this full movie free with english subtitles on movie television channels, renting the dvd or with vod services video on demand player, hulu and ppv pay per view, netflix. His films show a wide range range of subject and style. King of the khyber rifles by talbot mundy goodreads. King of the khyber rifles by talbot mundy free at loyal books. Tyrone power, terry moore, michael rennie, john justin. Mar 18, 2018 the story of captain athelstan king of the british india secret service and his attempt to prevent a germanbacked jihad break out against the british administration in the northwest frontier. King directed the first of his more than 100 films in 1915. Soon after, he falls for the generals daughter, susan terry moore, and volunteers to help put down. Power of course, gaining a last minute reprieve so he could complete the movie, take down the villains and win the girl. King of the khyber rifles is getting its second film adaption in this 1953 remake of black watch.
To stop a holy war singlehanded would be rather like stopping the windpossibly easy enough, if one knew the way. A british officer trains the khyber rifles regiment, but being half indian, encounters the prejudice of. Apr 04, 2014 a classic boys own adventure directed by henry king. The author, talbot mundy 18791940, was born in england. King of the khyber rifles relocates many of the old standbys of cavalry pictures from the old west to the north west frontier, with tyrone power the halfcaste british army officer who finds himself serving in his hometown in the runup to another indian mutiny and night of the long knives. The goodwill of his commanding officer, general maitland.
The rocky landscape of the alabama hills, lone pine, central california tyrone power is the conflicted, halfindian officer with the khyber rifles, pitched against his stepbrother in this standard cinemascope adventure. George raft, marie windsor, akim tamiroff director. And if they use the enfield rifles, the british will have a big advantage over the natives. May 16, 2011 king of the khyber rifles prelude by bernard herrmann, conducted by william stromberg. King of the khyber rifles 1953 henry king synopsis. Alan king tyrone power is a british army captain serving in india.
A classic boys own adventure directed by henry king. Sent to the threatened garrison post of peshawar he is shunned by his fellow officers because he is half indian. King of the khyber rifles 1953 tyrone power youtube classic. The three main garrisons of the regiment were landi kotal, at the western end of the pass, fort maude to the east, and ali masjid in the centre. Purchased the elm street media release of this film in the hope it would be given an. King of the khyber rifles 1953 dvd tyrone power terry moore. There were numerous tiny marks, some small vertical scratches and some minor interlacing but nothing that was distracting. Achetez capitaine king king of the khyber rifles 1953 a petit prix. He plunged into its crowd much as a man in the mood might plunge into a whirlpool. Mar 15, 2012 the author, talbot mundy, wrote this in the period of the pulps. Robert florey glamorous film heroine marie windsor shines in this foreign legion extravaganza. King of the khyber rifles 1953 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. King of the khyber rifleschapter xvii wikisource, the. With tyrone power, terry moore, michael rennie, john justin.
A halfcaste british officer in 19thcentury india battles the prejudices of both his army colleagues and the local populace while trying to help put down a rebellion led by a greedy local ruler. Our version stars 20th century fox mainstay tyrone power who was coming to an end of his long term studio contract. King of the khyber rifles 1953 tyrone power, terry moore adventure, drama, history directors club cinema. The khyber rifles is a paramilitary force forming part of the modern pakistani paramilitarys frontier corps. He moved to hollywood in the late 1940s, where he appeared in such films as the challenge 1948, the three musketeers 1948 with gene kelly and lana turner, louisa may alcott s little women 1949 with june allyson and elizabeth taylor, king of the khyber rifles 1953, and jungle maneater 1954. King of the khyber rifles wont rank among the greats of english literature, but it is an enjoyable romp through the myths of the british empires glory days before reality came crashing in. Not that there was any effort made to convert the camp en masse. The headquarters of the khyber rifles was at landi kotal. This novel was also the basis for john fords the black watch. Set in colonial india in 1857, tyrone power stars as british army officer captain king. Classics illustrated 107 king of the khyber rifles 1953.
King of the khyber rifles is a 1953 adventure film directed by henry king and starring tyrone power and terry moore. Classics illustrated 107 king of the khyber rifles 1953 comic books. King of the khyber rifles 1953 tyrone power, terry moore. Dating from the late nineteenth century the regiment provided the title and setting for a widely read novel, king of the khyber rifles. Purchased the elm street media release of this film in the hope it would be given an anamorphic makeover, it hasnt, therefore it is a thin wide line of picture with. King of the khyber rifles tyrone power, michael rennie. King of the khyber rifles, 1st printing, painted cover. King of the khyber rifleschapter ii wikisource, the. We had seen this really cool movie on the late show called king of the khyber rifles, and it was full of adventure, romance, and exotic locales.
This is a spy thriller par excellance filled with romance and action, set first in india and then in the exotic area of the khyber pass and khinjan in pakistan and afghanistan generally the northeastern area of englands then indian empire or raj. Librivox recording of king of the kyber rifles, by talbot mindy. It looks fabulous in cinemascope and technicolor, the dialogue is snappy, the sets and costumes detailed, the music rousing, there are exciting fights and some romance. Starring jean peters and david wayne, 2 it charts the life of an illinois family between the 1890s and 1920s. King of the khyber rifles prelude by bernard herrmann youtube.
Buy king of the khyber rifles, 1953 ntsc all region from amazons. The locked heart is a 1918 american silent drama film directed by henry king and starring king, gloria joy and vola vale. Talbot mundy born william lancaster gribbon, 1879 1940 was an englishborn american writer of adventure fiction. Written in 1916 and set in the period at the beginning of the first world war, it positively reeks with the white mans burden of maintaining rule over. King of the khyber rifles prelude by bernard herrmann. A diversionary move will be made by a small contingent to try and fool khan. King of the khyber rifles 1953 dvd region 1 playable in north america the us, canada, mexico, etc. King of the khyber rifles 1953 directed by henry king.
It had one of hollywoods most versatile and underrated directors in henry king, a stirring musical score by the great bernard herrmann, plus one of the great matinee idol action stars, tyrone power. Athelstan king is a british secret agent stationed in india at the beginning of wwi. Full movie, gregory peck, english free full western films duration. Love is a manysplendored thing is a 1955 deluxe color american dramaromance film in cinemascope.
As soon as his fellow officers learn his mother was a native muslim. Delhi boasts a round halfdozen railway stations, all of them designed with regard to war, so that to king there was nothing unexpected in the fact that the train had brought him to an unexpected station. King of the khyber rifles 1953 greek subtitles youtube. He was twice nominated for the best director oscar. Released by 20th century fox, the film was one of the first shot in technicolor cinemascope. Freshly arrived sandhursttrained 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 khans forces. The first film adaptation was the black watch uk title king of the khyber rifles, released in 1929 and starring victor mclaglen and myrna loy. King of the khyber rifles soundtrack details home explore movies explore composers resource directory forums contact us about us search on. King of the khyber rifles king of the khyber rifles, published in 1916, is a rousing tale of adventure on the northwest frontier on india. Presented for the first time on dvd in the uk, king of the khyber rifles is a classic action adventure by legendary hollywood director henry king the black swan, the gunfighter, twelve o clock high.
Wait till the sun shines, nellie is a 1952 film drama directed by henry king, sharing the name of a popular song. Watch king of the khyber rifles online stream full movie. If you are a fan of the robert howard nonconan stories, which are set in a more modern era or a fan kipling and his stories of india. The khyber pass scenes were shot in the alabama hills, lone pine, california. King of the khyber rifleschapter xvii wikisource, the free. King of the khyber rifles is an old fashioned adventure, with the sheer joy, colour and exuberance that sometimes seems lacking in many, more modern, adventure films. So king began to write, in urdu, for reasons of his own.
Freshly arrived sandhursttrained 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. King of the khyber rifles tyrone power, michael rennie videos4u2c. King says there is a way to get at the enemy in the hills. Set in 194950 in hong kong, it tells the story of a married, but separated, american reporter mark elliot played by william holden, who falls in love with a eurasian doctor originally from china, han suyin played by jennifer jones, only to encounter prejudice from. This is a technicolor widescreen film which is now over 60 years old. King of the khyber rifles wikisource, the free online library. King of the khyber rifles prelude by bernard herrmann, conducted by william stromberg. King of the khyber rifles 1953 king of the khyber rifles. King will take his khyber rifles under cover of darkness into the hills and attack the enemy.
Great adventure of india freshly arrived sandhursttrained 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. Without commercial breaks, the full movie king of the khyber rifles has a duration of 100 minutes. King of the khyber rifles action adventure set in colonial india. King of the khyber rifles by talbot mundy free at loyal. Talbot mundy 1879 1940 athelstan king is a british secret agent stationed in india at the beginning of wwi. King of the khyber rifles tyrone power, michael rennie youtube. This novel was also the basis for john fords the black watch 1929.