Thunder in the East (1952)
Directed by Charles Vidor
Genres - Action, Adventure, War |
Sub-Genres - Adventure Drama, Romantic Adventure, War Drama |
Release Date - Feb 3, 1953 (USA - Unknown), Feb 3, 1953 (USA) |
Run Time - 98 min. |
Countries - United States |
MPAA Rating - NR
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Synopsis by Hal Erickson
During the early days of East Indian independence in 1947, a native rebellion threatens a hotel full of Britishers, Europeans and Americans. Gunrunner Alan Ladd could care less about anything other than his own neck. Ladd runs up against the resistance of a pacifist Indian leader (Charles Boyer), who hopes to quell the factional disturbances. Falling in love with Deborah Kerr, blind daughter of missionary Cecil Kellaway, Ladd decides to forego mercenary involvement in India's internal affairs and to shepherd the stranded non-Indians to safety. Paramount was overproducing again in 1951, so Thunder in the East didn't go into release until 1953, at which time its story was outdated enough to result in utter indifference from the paying public.
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selfishness, weapons-dealer, blindness [physical], daughter, missionary, change-of-heart, independence, shepherd, pacifism