The Beachcomber (1954)
Country: GB
Technical: Technicolor/1.66:1 82m
Director: Muriel Box
Cast: Robert Newton, Glynis Johns, Donald Sinden, Paul Rogers
Synopsis:
The new British resident official on an Indian Ocean archipelago finds the only fellow Europeans to be the local Welsh missionaries and a drunken nuisance of an expat. Nevertheless, when cholera strikes he discovers they all have their uses.
Review:
Somerset Maugham's short story of God's mysterious drawing out of our peculiar gifts gets quaint treatment here. Beginning with comedic colours, it skirts around the night of imperilled virtue before almost ending in jungle adventure territory. The dramatic interplay between Newton and Johns affords some pleasure, but the assignment of white actors such as Pleasence and Hordern to coloured roles makes this a non-starter nowadays.
Country: GB
Technical: Technicolor/1.66:1 82m
Director: Muriel Box
Cast: Robert Newton, Glynis Johns, Donald Sinden, Paul Rogers
Synopsis:
The new British resident official on an Indian Ocean archipelago finds the only fellow Europeans to be the local Welsh missionaries and a drunken nuisance of an expat. Nevertheless, when cholera strikes he discovers they all have their uses.
Review:
Somerset Maugham's short story of God's mysterious drawing out of our peculiar gifts gets quaint treatment here. Beginning with comedic colours, it skirts around the night of imperilled virtue before almost ending in jungle adventure territory. The dramatic interplay between Newton and Johns affords some pleasure, but the assignment of white actors such as Pleasence and Hordern to coloured roles makes this a non-starter nowadays.
Country: GB
Technical: Technicolor/1.66:1 82m
Director: Muriel Box
Cast: Robert Newton, Glynis Johns, Donald Sinden, Paul Rogers
Synopsis:
The new British resident official on an Indian Ocean archipelago finds the only fellow Europeans to be the local Welsh missionaries and a drunken nuisance of an expat. Nevertheless, when cholera strikes he discovers they all have their uses.
Review:
Somerset Maugham's short story of God's mysterious drawing out of our peculiar gifts gets quaint treatment here. Beginning with comedic colours, it skirts around the night of imperilled virtue before almost ending in jungle adventure territory. The dramatic interplay between Newton and Johns affords some pleasure, but the assignment of white actors such as Pleasence and Hordern to coloured roles makes this a non-starter nowadays.