King of the Khyber Rifles (1953)
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This remake of John Ford's The Black Watch (29) stars Tyrone Power as British army captain stationed in India in 1857. Shunned by his fellow officers because he is a half caste, Power defies the social structure of the era by falling in love with the daughter (Terry Moore) of his superior officer. Power proves his loyalty to the Crown by quelling an uprising, led by his Indian boyhood friend (Guy Rolfe). The actors do their best, but the storyline is trite and stilted when dwelling on matters of honor and romance. King of the Khyber Rifles works best as an action picture--and in this respect it is immensely superior to the earlier John Ford film, which almost plays like a comedy when seen today. ~ Hal Erickson, Rovi
- Starring:
- Tyrone Power, Terry Moore, (more)
- Director(s):
- Henry King
Synopsis of King of the Khyber Rifles
This remake of John Ford's The Black Watch (29) stars Tyrone Power as British army captain stationed in India in 1857. Shunned by his fellow officers because he is a half caste, Power defies the social structure of the era by falling in love with the daughter (Terry Moore) of his superior officer. Power proves his loyalty to the Crown by quelling an uprising, led by his Indian boyhood friend (Guy Rolfe). The actors do their best, but the storyline is trite and stilted when dwelling on matters of honor and romance. King of the Khyber Rifles works best as an action picture--and in this respect it is immensely superior to the earlier John Ford film, which almost plays like a comedy when seen today. ~ Hal Erickson, Rovi
Complete Cast of King of the Khyber Rifles
- Tyrone Power - Capt. Alan King
- Michael Rennie - Brigadier General Maitland
- Guy Rolfe - Karram Khan
- Murray Matheson - Major Ian MacAllister
- Argentina Brunetti - Lali
- Frank Lackteen - Ahmed
- Karam Dhaliwal - Pal-Singh
- John Farrow - Cpl. Stuarl
- Aram Katcher - Napur
- Alan Lee - Ishmael
- Gavin Muir - Maj. Lee
- Ramsay Hill - Cavalry Officer
- Maurice Colbourne - Hamid Bahri
- Eghiche Harout
- Hassan Khayyam - Mullah
- Lal Chand Mehra
- David Cota - Singer
- Terry Moore - Susan Maitland
- John Justin - Lt. Geoffrey Heath
- Richard Stapley - Lt. Ben Baird
- Frank de Kova - Ali Nur
- Sujata - Native Dancer
- Gilchrist Stuart - Officer of the Week
- Aly Wassil - Raschild
- Richard Peel - Sgt. Fowler
- Alberto Morin - Rahim Bey
- Tom Cound - Capt. Rogers
- Patrick Whyte - Lt. White
- Harry Carter
- Bill Wilkerson
- Joe Sawaya - Tribal Chieftain
- George Keymas - Akridi Horsemen
- George Khoury
- Director(s):
- Henry King
- Writer(s):
- Ben Roberts, Ivan Goff
- Producer(s):
- Frank P. Rosenberg
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