Tyrone power, terry moore, michael rennie, john justin. According to a 21 apr 1936 hr news item, king of the khyber rifles was originally to be produced by kenneth macgowan, with a screenplay by milton sperling and boris ingster. Jan 02, 2017 king, watching and saying nothing, reached the conclusion that delhi was in handexcited undoubtedly, more than a bit bewildered, watchful, but in hand. King of the khyber rifles by talbot mundy free at loyal books. Alan king tyrone power is a british army captain serving in india. He is attached to the khyber rifles regiment as a cover, but his real job is to prevent a holy war. Great adventure of india freshly arrived sandhursttrained captain alan king, better versed in pashtun then any of the veterans and born locally as army brat, survives an attack on his escort to his northwest frontier province garrison near the khyber pass because of ahmed, a native afridi deserter from the muslim. Presented for the first time on dvd in the uk, king of the khyber rifles is a. An apr 1940 dv item announced that the project, which had received numerous screen treatments during the past three years, was to be rewritten by sam hellman. The hero, king,played by tyrone power, is a halfcaste, and his foster brother, kharam khan, enemy of british rule, is a. King of the khyber rifles by talbot mundy takes place at the beginning of world war i. Editions of king of the khyber rifles by talbot mundy.
Talbot mundy 1879 1940 athelstan king is a british secret agent stationed in india at the beginning of wwi. Our version stars 20th century fox mainstay tyrone power who was coming to an end of his long term studio contract. King of the khyber rifles tyrone power, michael rennie youtube. The three main garrisons of the regiment were landi kotal, at the western end of the pass, fort maude to the east, and ali masjid in the centre. Set in colonial india in 1857, tyrone power stars as british army officer captain king. The headquarters of the khyber rifles was at landi kotal. King of the khyber rifles 1953 dvd region 1 playable in north america the us, canada, mexico, etc. Also sign me up for fanmail to get updates on all things movies. To stop a holy war singlehanded would be rather like stopping the wind.
King of the khyber rifles 1953 henry king, tyrone power. With tyrone power, terry moore, michael rennie, john justin. Capitaine king king of the khyber rifles 1953 origine italienne. King of the khyber rifles wikisource, the free online library. This isprinted attached at the bottom of the photograph. King of the khyber rifles is great fun and very entertaining, made in cinemascope and technicolor to combat the encroachment of television during the golden age of hollywood. The film shares its title but little else with the novel king of the khyber rifles 1916 by talbot mundy. King of the khyber rifles tyrone power michael rennie. King of the khyber rifleschapter xvii wikisource, the. Tyrone power as captain alan king terry moore as susan maitland michael rennie as brigadier gen. King of the khyber rifles 1953 directed by henry king. Classics illustrated 107 king of the khyber rifles. King of the khyber rifles by talbot mundy goodreads. White comes in to tell the colonel that an afridi is here to speak to capt.
The story of captain athelstan king of the british india secret service and his attempt to prevent a germanbacked jihad break out against the british administration in the northwest frontier. Aug 23, 2016 king of the khyber rifles 1953 asced maka. Athelstan king is a british secret agent stationed in india at the beginning of wwi. After an adventurous life in various parts of the world he settled in the united states in 1911 where he began his writing career. Without exactly knowing how he did it, he grew aware of a certain confidence that underlay the surface fuss. The story of the 2nd and 14th armored cavalry regiments who stand guard on the delicate borderline between the free world and the iron curtain. A second version, king of the khyber rifles 1953 featured tyrone power and terry. Noone swashbuckled better than tyrone power during this period and king of the khyber rifles was a handsome production, especially on the gigantic cinemascope screen. King of the khyber rifles is a novel by british writer talbot mundy. This novel was also the basis for john fords the black watch 1929. Librivox recording of king of the kyber rifles, by talbot mindy. Nocturne bernard herrmann composer bernard herrmann conductor 20th centuryfox orchestra king of khyber rifles ost 1953 buylinks 1.
King of the khyber rifles wont rank among the greats of english literature, but it is an enjoyable romp through the myths of the british empires glory days before reality came crashing in. Achetez capitaine king king of the khyber rifles 1953 a petit prix. Susan sits outside and watches the training sessions. King of the khyber rifles tyrone power, michael rennie. Written in 1916 and set in the period at the beginning of the first world war, it positively reeks with the white mans burden of maintaining rule over.
After king dismisses his unit, he passes by susan without saying a word. He returned to england in the late 1950s, where he continued his career in films and television under the name richard wyler. Dating from the late nineteenth century the regiment provided the title and setting for a widely read novel, king of the khyber rifles. India as she is more often nowadays and it made king, for the time being of the khyber rifles, happier than some other men can be in ballrooms. King of the khyber rifles king of the khyber rifles, published in 1916, is a rousing tale of adventure on the northwest frontier on india. King of the khyber rifles by talbot mundy free ebook manybooks. He moved to hollywood in the late 1940s, where he appeared in such films as the challenge 1948, the three musketeers 1948 with gene kelly and lana turner, louisa may alcotts little women 1949 with june allyson and elizabeth taylor, king of the khyber rifles 1953, and jungle maneater 1954, with johnny weissmuller as jungle jim. It stars tyrone power, terry moore, michael rennie, guy rolfe, richard wyler, john farrow and is distributed by 20th century fox other websites. The badge of the corps comprised two crossed afghan daggers with the words khyber above and rifles below. King of the khyber rifles 1953 the movie soundtrack. Home adventure king of the khyber rifles 1953 dvd tyrone power terry moore. King of the khyber rifles 1953 henry king, tyrone power, terry. Directed by actionspecialist henry king, who worked with power in almost a dozen movies, the story was that of halfcaste british soldier.
The hero, king,played by tyrone power, is a halfcaste, and his foster brother, kharam khan, enemy of british rule, is a tribesman. Read khyber rifles from the british raj to al qaeda by jules stewart available from rakuten kobo. Mar 18, 2018 the story of captain athelstan king of the british india secret service and his attempt to prevent a germanbacked jihad break out against the british administration in the northwest frontier. Classics illustrated 107 king of the khyber rifles by talbot mundy. The khyber pass scenes were shot in the alabama hills, lone pine, california.
Apart from the title and the khyber pass setting, it has little in common with mundys novel. Jaguar, the king of the pantanal animal documentary part 12 duration. Publication date 1916 publisher the bobbsmerrill company collection. Great adventure of india freshly arrived sandhursttrained captain alan king, better versed in pashtun then any of the veterans and born locally as army brat, survives an attack on his escort to his northwest frontier province garrison near the khyber pass because of ahmed, a native afridi deserter from the muslim fanatic rebel karram. May 1953 gilberton, 1947 series jul 01, 2004 kingof the khyber rifles. King of the khyber rifles 1953 tyrone power youtube classic. The first film adaptation was the black watch uk title king of the khyber rifles, released in 1929 and starring victor mclaglen and myrna loy.
Australia brazil canada china france germany india italy japan. Mar 10, 2014 nocturne bernard herrmann composer bernard herrmann conductor 20th centuryfox orchestra king of khyber rifles ost 1953 buylinks 1. King of the khyber rifles wikisource, the free online. One of the more interesting aspects of king of the khyber rifles is its focus on race relations, and its interest in the relationship between colonisers and the colonised. King of the khyber rifles 1953 henry king, tyrone power, terry moore, michael rennie, adventure, drama, romance, history. Narcotics control division pakistan intelligence agencies. The khyber rifles is a paramilitary force forming part of the modern pakistani paramilitarys frontier corps. As soon as his fellow officers learn his mother was a native muslim. Mar 29, 2008 king of the khyber rifles action adventure set in colonial india. The afridi is the same one who saved man british lives by alerting capt.
This book is available for free download in a number of formats including epub, pdf, azw, mobi and more. When by chance his fellow soldiers learn that hes a halfcaste born not far from where theyre serving, they discriminate. She calls him back to her and congratulates him on his knowledge of handling men. Maitland john justin as lieutenant geoffrey heath guy rolfe as karram khan. So king began to write, in urdu, for reasons of his own. India history sepoy rebellion, 18571858 fiction subject. Khyber rifles ebook by jules stewart 9780752495583 rakuten. King of the khyber rifles 1953 cast and crew moviefone. King sat at a box and waited, as if to take dictation, but the mullah, tugging at his beard, grew furious. A british officer has to fight against his boyhood friend in order to preserve the british raj and to win the hand of his colonels daughter. Publication date 1953 topics graphic novel, comics collection classicsillustrated.
A second version, king of the khyber rifles 1953 featured tyrone power and terry moore. Free kindle book and epub digitized and proofread by project gutenberg. A halfcaste british officer in 19thcentury india battles the prejudices of both his army colleagues and the local populace while trying to help put down a rebellion led by a greedy local ruler. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. King of the khyber rifles soundtrack details home explore movies explore composers resource directory forums contact us about us search on. King of the khyber rifles is a 1953 adventure film directed by henry king and starring tyrone power and terry moore. The author, talbot mundy 18791940, was born in england.
Excerpted from talbot mundy on wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Enter your location to see which movie theaters are playing king of the khyber rifles near you. Presented for the first time on dvd in the uk, king of the khyber rifles is a classic action adventure by legendary hollywood director henry king the black swan, the gunfighter, twelve o clock high. King of the khyber rifleschapter ii wikisource, the free. King of the khyber rifles is getting its second film adaption in this 1953 remake of black watch. But as for women, he doesnt seem to understand them at all. For businessexclusive pricing, quantity discounts and downloadable vat invoices. Classics illustrated 107 king of the khyber rifles 1953. See the full list of king of the khyber rifles cast and crew including actors, directors, producers and more.
King of the khyber rifles by talbot mundy free at loyal. Project gutenberg offers 61,915 free ebooks to download. To stop a holy war singlehanded would be rather like stopping the windpossibly easy enough, if one knew the way. A halfcaste british officer in 19thcentury india battles the prejudices of. King will take his khyber rifles under cover of darkness into the hills and attack the enemy. King of the khyber rifles, 1st printing, painted cover. King of the khyber rifles 1953 dvd tyrone power terry moore. A british officer trains the khyber rifles regiment, but being half indian, encounters the prejudice of his fellow officers. King of the khyber rifles 1953 king of the khyber rifles.