Gunga Din is from Hollywood's golden year of 1939. I originally saw this movie when I was very young (between ages of 5 and 9) on the WOR Million Dollar Movie and had not seen it since, so when it was being shown on TCM I had to take a look.
The film is a rip snorting yarn of high adventure featuring Cary Grant, Victor McLaglen and Douglas Fairbanks, Jr. as three soldiers in the British Army who battle the Thugee cult in India.
The movie is based on the immortal poem by Rudyard Kipling and features Sam Jaffe in the title role of Gunga Din, the servant who wanted to be a soldier.
The movies use of accelerated film speed to accentuate the fight scenes gives the film a dated look, but it is still an exciting action-adventure tale and a must see for every film enthusiast.
At the Movie House rating **** stars
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