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''The Lives of a Bengal Lancer'' is a 1935 American adventure-comedy film loosely adapted from the 1930 book of the same name by British-Indian author Francis Yeats-Brown. The film is a Paramount picture directed by Henry Hathaway and written by Grover Jones, William Slavens McNutt, Waldemar Young, John L. Balderston and Achmed Abdullah. The plot of the film, which bears very little resemblance to Brown's book, tells the story of a group of British cavalrymen and high-ranking officers desperately trying to defend their stronghold and headquarters at Bengal against the rebellious natives during the days of the British Raj. It stars Gary Cooper, Franchot Tone, Richard Cromwell, and Douglass Dumbrille. Production and planning of the film began in 1931 and Paramount expected the film to be released that same year. However, due to a film stock crisis, the project was delayed. The motion picture was released in American cinemas in January 1936. The film's release was met with highly positive reviews and box office results. The film was nominated for seven Academy Awards, winning Assistant Director, with other nominations including Best Original Screenplay and Best Picture. It has been described as, "one of the greatest adventure films of all time". ==Plot== On the northwest frontier of India during the British Raj, Scottish Canadian Lieutenant Alan McGregor (Gary Cooper), in charge of newcomers, welcomes two replacements to the 41st Bengal Lancers, Lieutenant Forsythe (Franchot Tone) and Lieutenant Donald Stone (Richard Cromwell), the son of the unit's commander, Colonel Tom Stone (Guy Standing). Lieutenant Stone has volunteered to serve on the Indian front solely in the belief that his father specifically sent for him, while Lieutenant Forsythe, an experienced cavalrymen, is simply sent off as a replacement for an officer who recently died. After the formal introduction, Lieutenant Stone realizes his father never actually sent for him, a discovery that breaks his heart. In attempt to show impartiality, the colonel treats his son very coldly, which is misinterpreted and causes even more frustration and resentment in the young man. Lieutenant Barrett (Colin Tapley) has been disguised as a native rebel in order to spy on Mohammed Khan (Douglass Dumbrille), and reports that Khan has been preparing an uprising against the British and is planning to intercept and steal a future military transport of two million rounds of ammunition. When Khan discovers the British regiment knows of his plan, he orders his beautiful slave to seduce and then kidnap Lieutenant Stone, in order to try to extract vital information about the ammunition caravan from him. When the colonel refuses to attempt his rescue, McGregor and Forsythe, appalled by the "lack of humanness" the colonel has for his own flesh and blood, leave the camp at night without orders. While disguised as common natives trying to sell blankets, they are recognized by the beautiful slave, who has met the two men before, and the two are caught as well. During a seemingly friendly interrogation, Mohammed Khan says "we have ways of making men talk" and has his prisoners tortured by ripping of their nails and burning the sensitive skin underneath. While McGregor and Forsythe, despite the agonizing pain, refuse to speak, Stone cracks and reveals what he knows. As a result, the ammunition is captured. From their cell, the captives sees the outmatched Bengal Lancers deploy to assault Khan's fortress. They manage to escape and ultimately destroy the ammunition tower, and Stone redeems himself by killing Khan. This forces the rebels to surrender. However, McGregor, who was mainly responsible for the destruction of the tower, is killed in the assault. To recognize their battlefield bravery and military effort, Forsythe and Stone are awarded the Distinguished Service Order and McGregor the very prestigious Victoria Cross, with McGregor's horse receiving his medal for him. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「The Lives of a Bengal Lancer (film)」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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