His Majesty O'Keefe (1953)
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- 92 mins
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His Majesty O'Keefe
Captain David O'Keefe is a character based on the real-life 18th-century American who introduced modern agricultural methods to the South Seas. Lest you think that His Majesty O'Keefe is merely a feature-length version of your local TV station's agribusiness report, be advised that O'Keefe is played by Burt Lancaster, his biceps fairly bursting out of his period costume. Lancaster's version of O'Keefe is a garrulous mercenary who agrees to help the native farmers in exchange for a fortune in Copra, an oil-yielding form of coconut pulp. In addition to Copra, the island is rich with Rice--Joan Rice, that is, who portrays the dusky native girl with whom O'Keefe dallies. His Majesty O'Keefe arrives at its anticipated slam-bang finale when O'Keefe does battle with greedy, usurping white traders. The film was freely adapted from the popular novel by Lawrence Kingman and Gerald Green. ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide
Complete Cast of His Majesty O'Keefe:
Burt Lancaster also in South Sea Woman , The Leopard , The Gypsy Moths , Castle Keep , Brute Force , Moses
Joan Rice also in The Horror of Frankenstein
Abraham Sofaer also in The Naked Jungle , Elephant Walk , Twice Told Tales , Quo Vadis? , Head
Benson Fong also in The Shanghai Cobra , Our Man Flint , Oliver's Story , Girls! Girls! Girls! , The Love Bug , Jinxed!
Lloyd Berrell also in Long John Silver
Charles Frank Horvath also in Bonanza Town , The Strange Door , Johnny Reno , Vera Cruz , Money from Home
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