Storm Over Bengal | |
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Directed by | Sidney Salkow |
Written by | Garrett Fort |
Produced by | Armand Schaefer |
Starring | Patric Knowles Richard Cromwell Rochelle Hudson |
Cinematography | Ernest Miller |
Edited by | William Morgan Murray Seldeen |
Music by | Cy Feuer |
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Distributed by | Republic Pictures |
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Running time | 65 minutes |
Country | United States |
Language | English |
Storm Over Bengal is a 1938 American adventure film that was nominated at the 11th Academy Awards for Best Score, the nomination was for Cy Feuer.[1] Set during the British Raj, the film's working title was Bengal Lancer Patrol.[2] The film was shot in Owens Valley, California. The film stars Patric Knowles in his first film after leaving Warner Bros. as well as Richard Cromwell and Douglass Dumbrille who played similar roles in Lives of a Bengal Lancer.
In the film, the throne of the princely state of Lhanapur is usurped by an Indian revolutionary. He tries to gain support for his planned revolt through radio broadcasts, while officers of the Royal Air Force try to undermine his plans.