Thunder in the East (1952)
TRAPPED...in revolt-riddled Ghandahar!
During India's first years of independence from Britain, Steve Gibbs lands his armaments loaded plane in Ghandahar province hoping to get rich. Pacifist Prime Minister Singh hopes to reach an agreement with guerilla leader Khan, the maharajah is a fool, and the British residents are living in the past. Steve's love interest is Joan Willoughby, the blind daughter of a parson.
- Date of release
- 1952-12-04
- TMDB
- 5.6 / 10 (8)
- Runtime
- 1h 37m
- Genres
- Drama, War
- Director
- Charles Vidor
Casting
- Alan Ladd — Steve Gibbs
- Deborah Kerr — Joan Willoughby
- Charles Boyer — Primer Minister Singh
- Corinne Calvet — Lizette Damon
- Cecil Kellaway — Dr. Willoughby
- Marc Cavell — Moti Lal
- John Abbott — Nitra Puta
- Philip Bourneuf — Newah Khan
- John Williams — General Sir Henry Harrison
- Charles Lung — Maharajah
- Leonard Carey — Dr. Paling
- Nelson Welch — Norton
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