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Malaya
“When you kiss a girl in Malaya...keep your eyes wide open and a gun in your hand!”
6.9 / 10• 1949• 1h 38m•NR• English
WarAdventureThriller
Storyline
Soon after the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor, cynical former newspaper correspondent John Royer devises a scheme with his old editor and government agents to return to the Far East and smuggle out a vast amount of rubber for the war effort. Demanding the freedom and company of his ex-friend, Carnahan, whom he betrayed in an exposé years earlier, Royer sails off into the hands of the Japanese with a motley crew, gold, and the promise of covert government aid.
Cast & Crew
Spencer Tracy
Carnaghan
Lead
James Stewart
John Royer
Valentina Cortese
Luana
Sydney Greenstreet
The Dutchman
John Hodiak
Kellar
Lionel Barrymore
John Manchester
Gilbert Roland
Romano
Roland Winters
Bruno Gruber
What People Are Saying
4.0
“A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. Richard Thorpe's vision lands with breathtaking precision.”
3.0
“Every frame feels alive. Malaya is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.”
