Bengal Brigade

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Rock Hudson's character goes against orders and orders an attack to save his own men that were fooled into an ambush in the beginning of the film. Saving his company he also wins the battle with the 2nd assault. He is court-martialed and that begins the comeback by Hudson that takes the balance of the short 87 minute flick. A period piece, standard in it's presentation and direction, is mildly entertaining. Rock Hudson's character goes against orders and orders an attack to save his own men that were fooled into an ambush in the beginning of the film. He is court-martialed and that begins the comeback by Hudson that takes the balance of the short 87 minute flick. A period piece, standard in it's presentation and direction, is mildly entertaining. Dahl is stunning as usual and Hudson is too as the British officer turned mercenary for hire.

This "Bengal brigade" is a far cry from Henry Hathaway's classic in the thirties starring Gary Cooper and Franchot Tone ,both more exciting than Rock Hudson -who nevertheless was about to find some of his best parts in Douglas Sirk's great works- Almost twenty years later ,it's the same old song: the British are here to help the Indians ,some of the natives are cruel (like Mohammed Khan in "lives of a Bengal lancer" ) but the moral remains:both her majesty's soldiers and the Indians have got to walk hand in hand and to become brothers.Rock Hudson portrays an officer forced to resign after an unfair trial.Will he betray his queen and country?He is helped by beautiful Latah (Ursula Thiess);actually ,without her,he would be defeated.Arlene Dahl is only decorative ,as the colonel's daughter. It lacks humor,panache ,excitement,magic ,poetry ,all that made Hathaway's movie a classic of the adventures movie,in spite of its reactionary side.

Why on earth would a brave soldier be court-martialled for saving his own regiment from being massacred? If you take time to immerse yourself in this picturesque movie, you will discover the answer yourself... Was Captain Jeffery Claybourne right to disobey a direct order to save the life of his men? What would You have done, if you were in his shoes? The story raises more than one relevant question, and is a most thought-provoking adventure. The chain of events that unfold, serve to reveal the definition of true bravery.

Another B movie that explains a hundred years of British occupation in India, l like this genre of movie, it are cheap entertainment but have a charming of those glorious days in 50', almost done in studios with fine sets gave us a good feeling of nostalgia, Arlene Dahl was so gorgeous, but Hudson didn't like to kiss, sorry for him missing a good opportunite to take in arms such beauty girl!! Fine casting with Arnold Moss, Michael Ansara, Torin Tatcher and the exotic beauty of Ursula Thiess as a friend mine said, how more B, more better it is!! Resume: First watch: 2018 / How many: 1 / Source: DVD / Rating: 6.5

A thoroughly enjoyable story. Rock Hudson is cashiered from the Regiment for disobeying a direct order, in order to save his men from slaughter. He is still loyal to the Raj and ultimately his loyalty to his men is returned to him in the last exciting action scene when India is in the throws of the Mutiny. Excellent action scenes and characterisations make this a movie well worth watching.