East of Sumatra

East of Sumatra

82 mins | Action, Adventure, Romance | Sept. 23, 1953

Duke Mullane, manager of a Malayan tin mine, goes to a little-known island to open a new mine in the jungle. Initially, the natives there are friendly, especially dancer Minyora...who proves to be affianced to local ruler King Kiang. Alas, a series of unfortunate incidents changes Kiang's attitude to hostility, and Duke is stranded with his crew, Minyora, and his old flame Lory...who's now engaged to his boss!

East of Sumatra

82 mins | Action, Adventure, Romance | Sept. 23, 1953

East of Sumatra
Duke Mullane, manager of a Malayan tin mine, goes to a little-known island to open a new mine in the jungle. Initially, the natives there are friendly, especially dancer Minyora...who proves to be affianced to local ruler King Kiang. Alas, a series of unfortunate incidents changes Kiang's attitude to hostility, and Duke is stranded with his crew, Minyora, and his old flame Lory...who's now engaged to his boss!
IMDb rating 5.4
Producers Universal International Pictures
Original title East of Sumatra
Directors Tom Shaw, Budd Boetticher
Writers Frank Gill Jr., Jack Natteford, Louis L'Amour

Cast

Jeff Chandler

as Duke Mullane

Marilyn Maxwell

as Lory Hale

Anthony Quinn

as Kiang

Suzan Ball

as Minyora

John Sutton

as Daniel Catlin

Scatman Crothers

as Baltimore (as Scat Man Crothers)

Aram Katcher

as Atib

Anthony Eustrel

as Clyde

Eugene Iglesias

as Paulo (as Gene Iglesias)

Peter Graves

as Cowboy

Earl Holliman

as Cupid (as Henry Earl Hopliman

James Craven

as Drake

John Warburton

as Keith