Malaya

Malaya

Release date : December 27, 1949
Runtime : 1h 38m
Countries of origin : United States of America /
Original Language : English /
Director : Richard Thorpe /
Production companies : Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer /
December 27, 1949 1h 38m United States of America Adventure English More
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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.
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Spencer Tracy
Carnaghan
James Stewart
John Royer
Sydney Greenstreet
The Dutchman
John Hodiak
Kellar
Lionel Barrymore
John Manchester
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)

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  • title:Malaya
  • status:Released
  • Release date: 1949
  • Runtime:1h 38m
  • Genres: Adventure · Drama ·
  • Countries of origin: United States of America ·
  • Original Language: English ·
  • Director: Richard Thorpe /
  • Writers: Manchester Boddy · Frank Fenton ·
  • Production companies: Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer ·
  • Overview: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.
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