The Lives of a Bengal Lancer (film)

The Lives of a Bengal Lancer is a 1935 American epicadventuredrama film loosely adapted from the 1930 book of the same name by BritishIndian author Francis YeatsBrown. The film is a Paramount picture directed by Henry Hathaway and written by Grover Jones, William Slavens McNutt, Waldemar Young, John L. Balderston and Achmed Abdullah.

On the northwest frontier of India during the British Raj, Scottish Canadian Lieutenant Alan McGregor Gary Cooper, in charge of newcomers, welcomes two replacements to the 41st Bengal Lancers, Lieutenant John Forsythe Franchot Tone and Lieutenant Donald Stone Richard Cromwell, the son of the units commander, Colonel Tom Stone Guy Standing. Lieutenant Stone volunteered to serve on the Indian front solely in the belief that his father specifically sent for him, while Lieutenant Forsythe, an experienced cavalrymen and somewhat of a teasing character, is simply sent off as a replacement for an officer who recently died. After the formal introduction, Lieutenant Stone realizes his father never actually sent for him during a heated argument, a discovery that breaks his heart. In attempt to show impartiality, the colonel treats his son very coldly, which is misinterpreted and causes frustration and resentment in the young officer.Lieutenant Barrett Colin Tapley has been disguised as a native rebel in order to spy on Mohammed Khan Douglass Dumbrille, and reports that Khan has been preparing an uprising against the British and is planning to intercept and steal a future military transport of two million rounds of ammunition. When Khan discovers the British regiment knows of his plan, he orders his beautiful slave to seduce and then kidnap Lieutenant Stone, in an attempt to extract sensitive information about the ammunition caravan from him. When the colonel refuses to attempt his rescue, McGregor and Forsythe, appalled by the lack of concern the colonel has for his own son, leave the camp at night without orders. Disguised as common natives trying to sell blankets, they are recognized by the beautiful slave, who has met the two men before at a civil event, and are captured. During a seemingly friendly interrogation, Khan says we have ways of making men talk and proceeds to have the prisoners tortured their nails are ripped off and the sensitive skin underneath is burned. Wh

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