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](https://images.moviefit.me/p/s/12583-glynis-johns.webp)
Glynis Johns
Martha Jones
![Robert Newton](https://images.moviefit.me/p/s/35963-robert-newton.webp)
Robert Newton
Edward 'Honorable Ted' Wilson
![Donald Sinden](https://images.moviefit.me/p/s/22917-donald-sinden.webp)
Donald Sinden
Ewart Gray
![Paul Rogers](https://images.moviefit.me/p/s/55155-paul-rogers.webp)
Paul Rogers
Rev. Owen Jones
![Donald Pleasence](https://images.moviefit.me/p/s/4795-donald-pleasence.webp)
Donald Pleasence
Tromp
![Walter Crisham](https://images.moviefit.me/p/s/57079-walter-crisham.webp)
Walter Crisham
Vederala
![Michael Hordern](https://images.moviefit.me/p/s/10229-michael-hordern.webp)
Michael Hordern
The Headman
![Auric Lorand](https://images.moviefit.me/default-images/p/s.webp)
Auric Lorand
Alfred - Major Domo
![Tony Quinn](https://images.moviefit.me/default-images/p/s.webp)
Tony Quinn
Ship Captain
![Ronald Lewis](https://images.moviefit.me/p/s/57800-ronald-lewis.webp)
Ronald Lewis
Headman's Son
![Ah Chong Choy](https://images.moviefit.me/default-images/p/s.webp)
Ah Chong Choy
Wang - the Barkeep
![Muriel Box](https://images.moviefit.me/p/s/90930-muriel-box.webp)
Muriel Box
Director
![Jeanne Roland](https://images.moviefit.me/p/s/6321-jeanne-roland.webp)
Jeanne Roland
Amao
![Sydney Box](https://images.moviefit.me/default-images/p/s.webp)
Sydney Box
Writer
![Lizabeth Rollins](https://images.moviefit.me/default-images/p/s.webp)
Lizabeth Rollins
Girl at Maputiti
![W. Somerset Maugham](https://images.moviefit.me/p/s/92988-w-somerset-maugham.webp)
W. Somerset Maugham
Writer
Details.
Release DateAugust 10, 1954
StatusReleased
Running Time1h 22m
Filming LocationsPinewood Studios, United Kingdom
Genres
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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.