The Beachcomber (1954)
1h 22m
Running Time
August 10, 1954Release Date
Plot.
Mr. Gray is the new Resident in Charge of the Welcome Islands in the Indian Ocean. The Islands are full of life, but the only other Europeans are the "sanctimonious, psalm-singing" brother-sister missionary team of Martha and Owen Jordans, and the Honourable Ted - a hard-drinking, womanizing social outcast whose English family pays him to stay away. Martha and Ted become an unlikely team when cholera threatens the islands and they must do their best to stop its spread.
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This Movie Is About.
Cast & Crew.
Glynis Johns
Martha Jones
Robert Newton
Edward 'Honorable Ted' Wilson
Donald Sinden
Ewart Gray
Paul Rogers
Rev. Owen Jones
Donald Pleasence
Tromp
Walter Crisham
Vederala
Michael Hordern
The Headman
Auric Lorand
Alfred - Major Domo
Tony Quinn
Ship Captain
Ronald Lewis
Headman's Son
Ah Chong Choy
Wang - the Barkeep
Muriel Box
Director
Jeanne Roland
Amao
Lizabeth Rollins
Girl at Maputiti
Sydney Box
Writer
W. Somerset Maugham
Writer
Details.
Release DateAugust 10, 1954
StatusReleased
Running Time1h 22m
Filming LocationsPinewood Studios, United Kingdom
Genres
Wiki.
The Beachcomber is a 1954 British comedy drama film directed by Muriel Box starring Donald Sinden, Glynis Johns, Robert Newton, Paul Rogers, Donald Pleasence and Michael Hordern. The film is based on the 1931 short story "The Vessel of Wrath" by W. Somerset Maugham and was adapted by Sydney Box. It was the second screen adaptation of the book following the 1938 film Vessel of Wrath. The film was shot at Pinewood Studios and on location in Ceylon (now Sri Lanka). The film's sets were designed by the art director George Provis.