Husn Ka Daku (1929)
- Directed by
- Abdur Rashid Kardar
- Genre
- action film, silent film
- Country
- British Raj
- Rating
- 6.8 of 10 from 2 voters
- Elsewhere
- IMDb
The catalogue in 3D
The film shelves have a room of their own that you can walk around in. The cat behind the counter is the AI Catbot, and they pick real films from the same catalogue when you tell them what you feel like watching. Nothing is for sale, here or in there. Go in from here and this film is already out on the counter, with more like it waiting on the shelf next to it.
How it feels
This 1929 silent action film from the British Raj follows a heroic figure who may be a thief or an outlaw. It stars the director himself along with a cast that includes an American actress. The movie helped start the Lahore film industry.
silentadventurousdramaticenergetichistoricalaction-packedearly cinema
What happens
Husn Ka Daku is a 1929 action adventure silent film directed by A. R. Kardar. The film, also called Mysterious Eagle was made by Kardar's production company Playart Phototone. Kardar acted in this, his first production from Playart Phototone. Playart Phototone was a progression from United Player's Corporation, which Kardar had set up in 1928. Husn Ka Daku was Kardar's debut directorial venture. It set the foundations for the Lahore film industry in the Bhati Gate area of Lahore. The director of photography was D. D. Dabke. The film starred A. R. Kardar and Tamancha Jan in the lead, with the American actress Iris Crawford, M. Ismail, G. R. John and Ghulam Kadir forming the ensemble cast. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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