Malaya (1949)
Synopsis
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.
Release Date: 1949-12-27
Runtime: 98 minutes
Director: Richard Thorpe
Top Cast
- Spencer Tracy as Carnaghan
- James Stewart as John Royer
- Valentina Cortese as Luana
- Sydney Greenstreet as The Dutchman
- John Hodiak as Kellar
- Lionel Barrymore as John Manchester
- Gilbert Roland as Romano
- Roland Winters as Bruno Gruber
- Richard Loo as Colonel Genichi Tomura
- Ian MacDonald as Carlos Tassuma
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