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King of the Khyber Rifles

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Alan King (Tyrone Power) is a British army captain serving in India. When by chance his fellow soldiers learn that he's a half-caste born not far from where they're serving, they discriminate against him; but Brig. Gen. Maitland (Michael Rennie) puts King in charge of training local recruits. Soon after, he falls for the general's daughter, Susan (Terry Moore), and volunteers to help put down the growing Indian rebellion by pretending to defect.

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Audience Member good period piece /remake Rated 3 out of 5 stars 01/21/23 Full Review Audience Member A good B movie adventure movie an early widescreen movie and nice horses. Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars 01/20/23 Full Review Read all reviews
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Cast & Crew

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Henry King

Director

Tyrone Power

Capt. Alan King

Terry Moore

Susan Maitland

Michael Rennie

Brig. Gen. J. R. Maitland

John Justin

Lt. Geoffrey Heath

Guy Rolfe

Karram Khan
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Synopsis Alan King (Tyrone Power) is a British army captain serving in India. When by chance his fellow soldiers learn that he's a half-caste born not far from where they're serving, they discriminate against him; but Brig. Gen. Maitland (Michael Rennie) puts King in charge of training local recruits. Soon after, he falls for the general's daughter, Susan (Terry Moore), and volunteers to help put down the growing Indian rebellion by pretending to defect.
Director
Henry King
Producer
Frank P. Rosenberg
Screenwriter
Ivan Goff, Ben Roberts
Distributor
20th Century Fox
Production Co
Twentieth Century Fox
Genre
Adventure, Drama, Romance
Original Language
English
Release Date (Theaters)
Dec 22, 1953, Original
Runtime
1h 40m