Charge of the Lancers (1953)
Charge of the Lancers is an all too typical Columbia "B" adventure film of the 1950s, with inexpensive sets, fading stars, and miles of stock footage. Paulette Goddard, pushing 50, plays a lively gypsy girl who romance an British military officer (the robustly non-British Jean-Pierre Aumont) during the Crimean War of the 1850s. Goddard and Aumont are captured by the Russians, but escape to do some spying for the Allied cause. All of this leads up to the British victory at Sebastopol, staged with both eyes on the budget sheet by resourceful director William Castle. Charge of the Lancers was filmed in Technicolor, evidently the only real expenditure made by "quickie" producer Sam Katzman. ~ Hal Erickson, Rovi
- Starring:
- Paulette Goddard, Jean-Pierre Aumont, (more)
- Director(s):
- William Castle
Synopsis of Charge of the Lancers
Charge of the Lancers is an all too typical Columbia "B" adventure film of the 1950s, with inexpensive sets, fading stars, and miles of stock footage. Paulette Goddard, pushing 50, plays a lively gypsy girl who romance an British military officer (the robustly non-British Jean-Pierre Aumont) during the Crimean War of the 1850s. Goddard and Aumont are captured by the Russians, but escape to do some spying for the Allied cause. All of this leads up to the British victory at Sebastopol, staged with both eyes on the budget sheet by resourceful director William Castle. Charge of the Lancers was filmed in Technicolor, evidently the only real expenditure made by "quickie" producer Sam Katzman. ~ Hal Erickson, Rovi
Complete Cast of Charge of the Lancers
- Paulette Goddard - Tanya
- Richard Stapley - Maj. Bruce Lindsey
- Charles Irwin - Tom Daugherty
- Lester Matthews - Gen. Stanhope
- Lou Merrill - Col. Zemansky
- Charles Horvath - Capt. Michael Garetzo
- Gregory Gaye - Cpl. Bonikoff
- Jean-Pierre Aumont - Capt. Eric Evoir
- Karin [Katharine] Booth - Maria Sand
- Ben A. Astar - Gen. Boris Inderman
- Ivan Triesault - Dr. Manus
- Tony Roux - Asa
- Fernanda Eliscu - Keta
- Director(s):
- William Castle
- Writer(s):
- Robert Kent, Robert Kent
- Producer(s):
- Sam Katzman
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