The Drum (1938)
MEN BATTLE FOR THEIR LIVES... WOMEN FIGHT FOR THEIR LOVE... IN A MIGHTY SAGA OF CONQUEST ON INDIA'S FRONTIER
104 min
Set in the India of the British Raj, the evil and untrustworthy Prince Guhl (Raymond Massey) plans to wipe out the British troops as they enjoy the hospitality of Guhl's spacious palace. It's up to the loyal young Prince Azim (Sabu) to warn the troops of Guhl's treachery by tapping out a message on his drum.
- Release date
- April 7, 1938
- Country of origin
- United Kingdom
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Cast
- Sabu as Prince Azim
- Raymond Massey as Prince Ghul
- Valerie Hobson as Mrs. Carruthers
- Roger Livesey as Capt. Carruthers
- David Tree as Lieut. Escott
- Desmond Tester as Bill Holder
- Francis L. Sullivan as Governor
- Archibald Batty as Major Bond
- Frederick Culley as Dr.Murphy
- Amid Taftazani as Mohammed Khan
- Laurence Baskcomb as Zarullah
- Roy Emerton as Wafadar
- Michael Martin Harvey as Mullah
- Martin Walker as Herrick
- Ronald Adam as Major Gregoff
- Leo Genn as Abdul Fakir (uncredited)
- Ralph Truman as Dinner Guest (uncredited)
Crew
- Zoltan Korda · Director
- A.E.W. Mason · Writer
- Lajos Biró · Writer
- Arthur Wimperis · Writer
- Patrick Kirwan · Writer
- Alexander Korda · Producer
- John Greenwood · Composer
- Osmond Borradaile · Cinematographer
- Georges Périnal · Cinematographer
- Henry Cornelius · Editor
- William Hornbeck · Editor