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Feature film — 1949

Malaya (1949)

6.91h 38mWar — Adventure — Thriller

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.

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A high-signal pick with 17 votes.

Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer

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Director: Richard Thorpe

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Cast & crew

Spencer Tracy as Carnaghan

Spencer Tracy

Carnaghan

James Stewart as John Royer

James Stewart

John Royer

Valentina Cortese as Luana

Valentina Cortese

Luana

Sydney Greenstreet as The Dutchman

Sydney Greenstreet

The Dutchman

John Hodiak as Kellar

John Hodiak

Kellar

Lionel Barrymore as John Manchester

Lionel Barrymore

John Manchester

Gilbert Roland as Romano

Gilbert Roland

Romano

Roland Winters as Bruno Gruber

Roland Winters

Bruno Gruber

Richard Loo as Colonel Genichi Tomura

Richard Loo

Colonel Genichi Tomura

Ian MacDonald as Carlos Tassuma

Ian MacDonald

Carlos Tassuma

Tom Helmore as Matisson

Tom Helmore

Matisson

DeForest Kelley as Lt. Glenson (uncredited)

DeForest Kelley

Lt. Glenson (uncredited)

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