Malaya

Malaya (1949)

Soon after the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor, cynical former newspaper correspondent John Royer devises a scheme with his old editor and government agents to return to the Far East and smuggle out a vast amount of rubber for the war effort. Demanding the freedom and company of his ex-friend, Carnahan, whom he betrayed in an exposé years earlier, Royer sails off into the hands of the Japanese with a motley crew, gold, and the promise of covert government aid.

Data lansării
1949-12-27
TMDB
6.9 / 10 (17)
Durată
1 h 38 min
Genuri
Război, Aventuri, Thriller
Regizor
Richard Thorpe

Distribuție

Curiozități

Malaya is a 1949 American war thriller film produced by MGM and set in colonial Malaya during World War II. Starring Spencer Tracy, James Stewart and Valentina Cortese, it was directed by Richard Thorpe. The supporting cast features Sydney Greenstreet, John Hodiak, and Lionel Barrymore, with Richard Loo and Gilbert Roland appearing in notable roles.

Production

The film was based on Manchester Boddy's plan to get rubber out of Japanese-held Malaya after a fire destroyed a large part of the US government's supply of raw rubber at the Firestone Tire & Rubber Company's plant in Fall River, Massachusetts. The character John Manchester, portrayed by Lionel Barrymore, was based on Boddy.

The film was originally developed by Dore Schary for RKO under the title Operation Malaya. Howard Hughes rejected both Operation Malaya and Battleground. When Schary left RKO to go to Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, he bought the property for MGM. Principal photography took place from mid-February to March 24, 1949. The film's release was delayed due to hesitation about making a film about World War II.

This film was the first occasion on which James Stewart worked with Spencer Tracy since his screen debut in Murder Man (1935) in a minor role with sixth billing.

This was Greenstreet's last picture. He was borrowed from Warner Bros. for the film.

Valentina Cortese was borrowed from 20th Century Fox.

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