His Majesty O'Keefe

His Majesty O'Keefe

90 mins | Action, Adventure | Jan. 16, 1954

Men steal for it. Nations go to war for it. The it is oil - and it grows on trees. Coconut oil is the precious lifeblood of 1870s South Seas traders. And lots of real blood will be spilled to get it! Screen royalty Burt Lancaster ist His Majesty O'Keefe in this last of three adventures that (along with The Flame and the Arrow and The Crimson Pirate) blew a revitalizing wind into the sails of the swashbucker genre. Action, cunning and derring-do are watchwords of the title seafarer as he befriends, defends and ultimately rules the islanders of exotic Yap. Lensed on gorgeus Fiji locations, grandly scored by Robert Farnon and rousingly directed by Byron Haskin, His Majesty O'Keefe delivers heroics of regal proportions.

His Majesty O'Keefe

90 mins | Action, Adventure | Jan. 16, 1954

His Majesty O'Keefe
Men steal for it. Nations go to war for it. The it is oil - and it grows on trees. Coconut oil is the precious lifeblood of 1870s South Seas traders. And lots of real blood will be spilled to get it! Screen royalty Burt Lancaster ist His Majesty O'Keefe in this last of three adventures that (along with The Flame and the Arrow and The Crimson Pirate) blew a revitalizing wind into the sails of the swashbucker genre. Action, cunning and derring-do are watchwords of the title seafarer as he befriends, defends and ultimately rules the islanders of exotic Yap. Lensed on gorgeus Fiji locations, grandly scored by Robert Farnon and rousingly directed by Byron Haskin, His Majesty O'Keefe delivers heroics of regal proportions.
IMDb rating 6.1
Producers Warner Bros. Pictures, Norma Productions
Original title His Majesty O'Keefe
Directors Richard McWhorter, Byron Haskin
Writers Gerald Green, Lawrence Klingman, Borden Chase, James Hill

Cast

Burt Lancaster

as Capt. David Dion O'Keefe

Joan Rice

as Dalabo aki Dali

André Morell

as Alfred Tetins

Abraham Sofaer

as Fatumak, Medicine Man

Archie Savage

as Boogulroo

Benson Fong

as Mr. Chou

Tessa Prendergast

as Kakofel

Lloyd Berrell

as Inifel

Charles Horvath

as Capt. Bully Hayes

Philip Ahn

as Sien Tang, Dentist

Guy Doleman

as Herb Weber

Grant Taylor

as Lt. Brenner

Alexander Archdale

as Bob Harris

Harvey Adams

as Herr Friedlander

James Dime

as Sailor at Table in Saloon (uncredited)

Sol Gorss

as Tough Sailor in Fight (uncredited)

Paul Picerni

as Spanish Ship Owner (uncredited)

Jack Stoney

as Tough Sailor in Fight (uncredited)