Storm Over Bengal (1938)

Directed by

Sidney Salkow

Genre

action film, war film, adventure film

Country

United States

Runtime

1h 05m

Rating

6.0 of 10 from 7 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A revolutionary seizes control of an Indian princely state and uses radio to rally support against British rule. Royal Air Force officers work to stop him.

fast-pacedadventuroustensepatrioticdatedstraightforwardresolute

What happens

Storm Over Bengal is a 1938 American adventure film that was nominated at the 11th Academy Awards for Best Score, the nomination was for Cy Feuer. Set during the British Raj, the film's working title was Bengal Lancer Patrol. The film was shot in Owens Valley, California. The film stars Patric Knowles in his first film after leaving Warner Bros. as well as Richard Cromwell and Douglass Dumbrille who played similar roles in Lives of a Bengal Lancer. In the film, the throne of the princely state of Lhanapur is usurped by an Indian revolutionary. He tries to gain support for his planned revolt through radio broadcasts, while officers of the Royal Air Force try to undermine his plans. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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