6.2The Beachcomber · 1954
The Beachcomber (1954) is a Drama / Romance / Comedy film directed by Muriel Box, starring Glynis Johns, Robert Newton, Donald Sinden.
DramaRomanceComedy
6.2Overview
Mr. Gray is the new Resident in Charge of the Welcome Islands in the Indian Ocean. The Islands are full of life, but the only other Europeans are the "sanctimonious, psalm-singing" brother-sister missionary team of Martha and Owen Jordans, and the Honourable Ted - a hard-drinking, womanizing social outcast whose English family pays him to stay away. Martha and Ted become an unlikely team when cholera threatens the islands and they must do their best to stop its spread.
Cast
Glynis Johns, Robert Newton, Donald Sinden, Paul Rogers, Donald Pleasence, Walter Crisham, Michael Hordern, Auric Lorand
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What is "The Beachcomber" about?
Mr. Gray is the new Resident in Charge of the Welcome Islands in the Indian Ocean. The Islands are full of life, but the only other Europeans are the "sanctimonious, psalm-singing" brother-sister missionary team of Martha and Owen Jordans, and the Honourable Ted - a hard-drinking, womanizing social outcast whose English family pays him to stay away. Martha and Ted become an unlikely team when cholera threatens the islands and they must do their best to stop its spread.
When was "The Beachcomber" released?
The Beachcomber was released in 1954.
Who stars in "The Beachcomber"?
The cast includes Glynis Johns, Robert Newton, Donald Sinden, Paul Rogers.
