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The Beachcomber

The Beachcomber

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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.

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Budget

$--

Revenue

$--

Status

Released

Original Language

English

Runtime

82 mins

Rating

5.7/10

Release Date

10 August 1954

Country

United Kingdom

Cast

Glynis Johns

Glynis Johns

Martha Jones

Robert Newton

Robert Newton

Ted Wilson

Donald Sinden

Donald Sinden

Ewart Gray

Paul Rogers

Paul Rogers

Re. Owen Jones

Donald Pleasence

Donald Pleasence

Tromp

Walter Crisham

Walter Crisham

Vederala

Michael Hordern

Michael Hordern

The Headman

Auric Lorand

Auric Lorand

Alfred - Major Domo

Tony Quinn

Tony Quinn

Ship Captain

Ah Chong Choy

Ah Chong Choy

Wang - the Barkeep

Ronald Lewis

Ronald Lewis

Headman's Son

Jeanne Roland

Jeanne Roland

Amao

Lizabeth Rollins

Lizabeth Rollins

Girl at Maputiti

Michael Mellinger

Michael Mellinger

Medical Orderly

Ronald Adam

Ronald Adam

Sir Henry Johnstone (uncredited)

Rosita Garcia

Rosita Garcia

(uncredited)

Andy Ho

Andy Ho

Dispenser (uncredited)

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