Outpost in Malaya

Plot

This British production stars Claudette Colbert as a socialite who marries wealthy plantation owner Jack Hawkins. The newlyweds move to Hawkins' plantation in Malaya, where she quickly bores of her dead-end existence and harbors dreams of extramarital affairs. When the natives prove restless, however, Colbert loyally stays by her husband's side and helps him defend his property. Outpost in Malaya was originally released in Great Britain as The Planter's Wife. The film represented Claudette Colbert's first non-Hollywood film project--though hardly her last. ~ Hal Erickson, Rovi

Cast

• Claudette Colbert - Liz Frazer
• Jack Hawkins - Jim Frazer
• Anthony Steel - Insp. Hugh Dobson
• Ram Gopal - Nair
• Tom Macauley - Jack Bushell

Helen Goss - Eleanor Bushell; Sonya Hana - Ah Moy; Andy Ho - Wan Li; Peter Asher - Mike Frazer; Shaym Bahadur - Putra; Bryan Coleman - Capt. Dell; Don Sharp - Lt. Summers; Alfie Bass - Soldier; Victor Maddern - Radio operator; John Martin - Harry Saunders; Myrette Morven - Mildred Saunders; Jeremy Spenser - Mat; Patrick Westwood - Soldier; Bill Travers - Planter; John Stamp - Len Carter

Credit

Ralph W. Brinton - Art Director, Ken Annakin - Director, Alfred Roome - Editor, Allan Gray - Composer (Music Score), Ludo Philipp - Musical Direction/Supervision, Geoffrey Unsworth - Cinematographer, John Stafford - Producer, Guy Elmes - Screenwriter, Peter Proud - Screenwriter, S.C. George - Book Author

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