Song of India | |
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Directed by | Albert S. Rogell |
Screenplay by | Art Arthur Kenneth Perkins |
Story by | Jerome Odlum |
Produced by | Albert S. Rogell |
Starring | Sabu Gail Russell Turhan Bey Anthony Caruso Aminta Dyne Fritz Leiber |
Cinematography | Henry Freulich |
Edited by | Charles Nelson |
Music by | Alexander Laszlo based on N. Rimsky-Korsakoff's Song of India |
Production company | |
Distributed by | Columbia Pictures |
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Running time | 77 minutes |
Country | United States |
Language | English |
Song of India is a 1949 American adventure film directed and produced by Albert S. Rogell and starring Sabu, Gail Russell and Turhan Bey. [1] It was produced and distributed by Columbia Pictures.
Jungle adventure drama about a young man and his wild animal friends attempting to thwart a government-approved hunting expedition.
Ian MacDonald | uniformed messenger who reads Prince Gopal's proclamation |
Ethan Laidlaw | communications sergeant who says, "number seven just tripped, your highness" |
John George | villager walking past Ramdar as he arrives to greet Namaram |
Jay Silverheels | villager who turns his back on Ramdar when he returns to the village |
Al Kikume | Sergeant Tandu, leading the soldiers in search of Princess Tara |
Rodd Redwing | Kumari, villager sent by Namaram to "go... seek him out... if need be... try the temple" |
Filming took place on 19 June 1948, after two weeks of second unit filming. [2] [3] Gail Russell was borrowed from Paramount Pictures. [4]
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