United States / Dec 27, 1949 / NR
When you kiss a girl in Malaya...keep your eyes wide open and a gun in your hand!
1h 38min
Overall average
5.0/10
Plot
After living abroad for several years, journalist John Royer returns to the United States just after the U.S. enters World War II. His boast that he could easily smuggle rubber, a key wartime natural resource, out of Malaya has him tasked with doing just that. He manages to get someone from his past, Carnaghan, sprung from Alactraz and together they head off to South East Asia posing as Irishmen. Once there, Carnaghan lines up some of his old cronies and with Royer and a few plantation owners plans to smuggle the rubber out from under the Japanese army's watchful eye.
Main cast
Full cast
| Actor | Role |
|---|---|
| Roland Winters | Bruno Gruber |
| Richard Loo | Colonel Genichi Tomura |
| Ian MacDonald | Carlos Tassuma |
| Tom Helmore | Matisson |
| DeForest Kelley | Lt. Glenson (uncredited) |
| Frank Wilcox | Naval Officer with Businessmen (uncredited) |
| Robert B. Williams | Army Sergeant (uncredited) |
| David Fresco | Barracuda Ed (uncredited) |
Genres
AdventureDrama
Technical details
| Detail | Value |
|---|---|
| Original title | Malaya |
| Original language | English (EN) |
| Spoken languages | English |
| Production countries | United States of America |
| Status | Released |
| Production companies | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer |
| Release date | 27 dicembre 1949 |
| Production | Edwin H. Knopf |
| Writer | Manchester Boddy, Frank Fenton |
| Editing | Ben Lewis |
| Cinematography | George J. Folsey |
| Assistant directors | Bert Glazer, Richard Thorpe, Bill Shanks |
| Camera operators | George J. Folsey |
| Additional photography | George J. Folsey |
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| Production design | Edwin B. Willis, Cedric Gibbons, Malcolm Brown |
| Art direction | Cedric Gibbons, Malcolm Brown, Edwin B. Willis |
| Set decoration | Edwin B. Willis, Cedric Gibbons, Malcolm Brown |
| Music | Bronislau Kaper |
| Sound | Bronislau Kaper |
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