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Bengal Brigade

1954, Movie, NR, 86 mins

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Hudson stars as the leader of a troop of Sepoys in India. He leads them into action against his orders, then resigns his commission when he is brought on the carpet. Moss is a villainous rajah bent on heaving the British out of the subcontinent. Hudson convinces Moss that he's a traitor and joins the villain. By fade out, Hudson has saved his Sepoys, his girl friend (Dahl), and her father, Thatcher. Benedek is only as good as his material; he directed THE WILD ONE and DEATH OF A SALESMAN, but he also directed this movie and THE KISSING BANDIT, which just goes to show that no director, no matter how skilled, can triumph over a lousy script. Gershenson's score is excellent and had this been a first-rate movie, the music would have merited an Oscar nomination. leave a comment
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