Film

Malaya

1949 · 1h 38m · Adventure · Drama

When you kiss a girl in Malaya...keep your eyes wide open and a gun in your hand!

IMDb

6.5

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.

Spencer Tracy

Carnaghan

James Stewart

John Royer

Valentina Cortese

Luana

Sydney Greenstreet

The Dutchman

John Hodiak

Kellar

Lionel Barrymore

John Manchester

Gilbert Roland

Romano

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)

• Richard ThorpeDirector
• Frank FentonScreenplay
• Manchester BoddyStory
• Edwin H. KnopfProducer
• George J. FolseyDirector of Photography
• Bronislau KaperOriginal Music Composer
• Ben LewisEditor

Release date

December 27, 1949

Status

Released

Original language

English

Runtime

1h 38m

Rated

NR

Genres

Adventure, Drama

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