Malaya

Richard Thorpe
1949-12-27

When you kiss a girl in Malaya...keep your eyes wide open and a gun in your hand!
6.5
98 min

After living abroad for several years, journalist John Royer returns to the United States just after the U.S. enters World War II. His boast that he could easily smuggle rubber, a key wartime natural resource, out of Malaya has him tasked with doing just that. He manages to get someone from his past, Carnaghan, sprung from Alactraz and together they head off to South East Asia posing as Irishmen. Once there, Carnaghan lines up some of his old cronies and with Royer and a few plantation owners plans to smuggle the rubber out from under the Japanese army's watchful eye.

Cast

Name Character Team
Spencer Tracy Carnaghan Unowned
James Stewart John Royer Unowned
Valentina Cortese Luana Unowned
Sydney Greenstreet The Dutchman Unowned
John Hodiak Kellar Unowned
Lionel Barrymore John Manchester Unowned
Gilbert Roland Romano Unowned
Roland Winters Bruno Gruber Unowned
Richard Loo Colonel Genichi Tomura Unowned
Ian MacDonald Carlos Tassuma Unowned
Tom Helmore Matisson Unowned
DeForest Kelley Lt. Glenson (uncredited) Unowned
Frank Wilcox Naval Officer with Businessmen (uncredited) Unowned
Robert B. Williams Army Sergeant (uncredited) Unowned
David Fresco Barracuda Ed (uncredited) Unowned