Yankee Pasha (film)

Last updated
Yankee Pasha
Yankee Pasha (film).jpg
Directed by Joseph Pevney
Screenplay by Joseph Hoffman
Based on Yankee Pasha
1941 novel
by Edison Marshall
Produced by Howard Christie
Starring Jeff Chandler
Rhonda Fleming
Mamie Van Doren
Cinematography Carl Guthrie
Edited by Virgil Vogel
Music by Hans J. Salter
Production
company
Distributed byUniversal Pictures
Release date
  • April 17, 1954 (1954-04-17)(New York City)
Running time
84 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish
Box office$1,250,000 [1]

Yankee Pasha is a 1954 American romantic adventure film directed by Joseph Pevney and starring Jeff Chandler, Rhonda Fleming and Mamie Van Doren. [2] Shot in technicolor, it was produced and distributed by Hollywood studio Universal Pictures. The film is based on the 1947 novel Yankee Pasha by Edison Marshall. [3] [4] [5]

Contents

Plot

Fur trapper Jason Starbuck (Jeff Chandler) arrives in Salem, Massachusetts in 1800. A general store owner challenges him to a horse race, but his rider's fiancée, Roxana Reil, gives a helpful tip to Starbuck on how to win the race.

A romantic attraction develops and Roxana's father advises her not to marry a man she doesn't love. Roxana sets sail for France, however, and her boat is attacked by pirates, who kill her father and take Roxana captive in Morocco, making her a slave.

Starbuck pursues her. He is introduced by a U.S. consul to the sultan, who is impressed with Starbuck's rifle marksmanship. He is offered a position with the sultan's infantry and given a slave of his own, Lilith.

Roxana has been sold to Omar Id-Din, who could be plotting against the sultan. Starbuck challenges Omar to a duel, with the winner acquiring the other's rifle and slave. Starbuck wins and intends to return home with Roxana, but they are betrayed by the jealous Lilith, who fights Roxana and tells Omar of their plans.

Starbuck is taken prisoner. Lilith has a change of heart, however, and changes clothes with Roxana to fool the guards. With the help of Hassan Sendar, one of the sultan's soldiers, they help rescue Starbuck, who leads the escape of other prisoners. He throws Omar from a roof. He and Roxana are free, and, as a reward, Hassan is given a new slave, Lilith.

Cast

Production

The novel was a best seller and Universal bought the film rights as a vehicle for Jeff Chandler. [6] Chandler recorded the song I Should Care on Brunswick Records from the film.

The film provided Mamie Van Doren with one of her first major movie roles. Universal Pictures was eager to promote Van Doren as their version of Marilyn Monroe, and this seemed to them to be the perfect film to accomplish this.[ citation needed ]

Related Research Articles

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Mamie Van Doren</span> American actress (born 1931)

Mamie Van Doren is an American actress, singer, and sex symbol. She is perhaps best known for the rock 'n' roll, juvenile delinquency exploitation film Untamed Youth (1957).

<i>Girls Town</i> (1959 film) 1959 American film

Girls Town is a 1959 American drama film directed by Charles F. Haas and starring Mamie Van Doren, Mel Tormé, and Ray Anthony. Paul Anka also appears in his first acting role. Van Doren stars as a juvenile delinquent who is sent to a girls' school run by nuns, where she finds herself unable to help her sister. The film capitalizes on the 1950s rebellious-teen exploitation films, with catfights, car races, music from Anka and The Platters, and sexy outfits.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Jeff Chandler</span> American actor (1918–1961)

Jeff Chandler was an American actor. He was best known for his portrayal of Cochise in Broken Arrow (1950), for which he was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor. He was one of Universal Pictures' more popular male stars of the 1950s. His other credits include Sword in the Desert (1948), Deported (1950), Female on the Beach (1955), and Away All Boats (1956). In addition to his acting in film, he was known for his role in the radio program Our Miss Brooks, as Phillip Boynton, her fellow teacher and clueless object of affection, and for his musical recordings.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Rhonda Fleming</span> American actress and singer (1923–2020)

Rhonda Fleming was an American film and television actress and singer. She acted in more than 40 films, mostly in the 1940s and 1950s, and became renowned as one of the most glamorous actresses of her day, nicknamed the "Queen of Technicolor" because she photographed so well in that medium.

<i>Free Ride</i> (1986 film) 1986 film

Free Ride is a 1986 comedy film. Cast includes Gary Hershberger, Reed Rudy, Mamie Van Doren, Peter DeLuise and Frank Campanella.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Albert Zugsmith</span> Director, producer and screenwriter (1910–1993)

Albert Zugsmith was an American film producer, film director and screenwriter who specialized in low-budget exploitation films through the 1950s and 1960s.

<i>High School Confidential</i> (film) 1958 film by Jack Arnold

High School Confidential is a 1958 American crime drama film directed by Jack Arnold, starring Mamie Van Doren, Russ Tamblyn, Jan Sterling, John Drew Barrymore, Jackie Coogan, Diane Jergens and Michael Landon.

<i>Son of Sinbad</i> 1955 film by Ted Tetzlaff

Son of Sinbad is a 1955 American adventure film directed by Ted Tetzlaff. It takes place in the Middle East and consists of a wide variety of characters, including over 127 women.

<i>Francis Joins the WACS</i> 1954 film by Arthur Lubin

Francis Joins the WACS is a 1954 American black-and-white comedy film from Universal-International, produced by Ted Richmond, directed by Arthur Lubin and starring Donald O'Connor, Julie Adams, ZaSu Pitts, Mamie Van Doren and Chill Wills in two roles, including that of the distinctive voice of Francis in voice-over.

<i>The Private Lives of Adam and Eve</i> 1960 film by Albert Zugsmith, Mickey Rooney

The Private Lives of Adam and Eve is a 1960 Spectacolor comedy film starring Mickey Rooney, and Mamie Van Doren. It is an American B-movie in which the plot revolves around a modern couple who dream that they are Adam and Eve. Others of their acquaintance assume the roles of various characters from the Book of Genesis during the fantasy sequences.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Edison Marshall</span> American writer (1894–1967)

Edison Tesla Marshall was an American short story writer and novelist.

<i>Untamed Youth</i> 1957 film by Howard W. Koch

Untamed Youth is a 1957 American teen film directed by Howard W. Koch, written by John C. Higgins and Stephen Longstreet, and starring Mamie Van Doren and Lori Nelson as two starstruck sisters who are sentenced to farm labor.

<i>The Girl in Black Stockings</i> 1957 film by Howard W. Koch

The Girl in Black Stockings is an American B-movie mystery film released by United Artists in 1957. Directed by Howard W. Koch, it stars Lex Barker, Anne Bancroft, and Mamie Van Doren.

<i>3 Nuts in Search of a Bolt</i> 1964 film

3 Nuts in Search of a Bolt is a 1964 comedy film starring Mamie Van Doren and Tommy Noonan, who also directed and co-wrote the film.

<i>Born Reckless</i> (1958 film) 1958 film

Born Reckless is a 1958 American Western film starring Mamie Van Doren and released through Warner Bros. studios.

<i>Guns, Girls and Gangsters</i> 1959 American crime drama directed by Edward L. Cahn

Guns, Girls and Gangsters is a 1959 American film noir crime film directed by Edward L. Cahn starring Mamie Van Doren, Gerald Mohr, Lee Van Cleef, and Grant Richards.

<i>Aint Misbehavin</i> (film) 1955 film by Edward Buzzell

Ain't Misbehavin' is a 1955 musical film released by Universal-International and starring Rory Calhoun, Piper Laurie, Jack Carson and Mamie Van Doren. A young, rich-dreaming club girl falls in love with and marries the rich man of her dreams. As she begins to try to change herself to fit in with the ladies of rich society, her husband feels she is misbehaving with another man. In the end, they divorce and Sarah goes to a remote lodge. Kenneth meets her there and another argument ensues. Sarah then overhears Kenneth talking to Piermont about his love for Sarah just the way she is, and she leaves for the club, leaving instructions for the lodge master to tell Kenneth where she is. At the club, they get back together and fall in love all over again.

<i>The Beautiful Legs of Sabrina</i> 1958 film

The Beautiful Legs of Sabrina is a low-budget 1958 Italian-West German crime-drama-comedy film starring Mamie Van Doren, Antonio Cifariello, and Rossana Martini.

<i>Foxfire</i> (1955 film) American drama romance by Joseph Pevney

Foxfire is a 1955 American drama romance western film released by Universal-International, directed by Joseph Pevney, and starring Jane Russell, Jeff Chandler, and Dan Duryea. The movie was loosely based on a best-selling 1950 novel by Anya Seton.

<i>Yankee Pasha</i> (novel)

Yankee Pasha: The Adventures of Jason Starbuck is a historical novel written by Edison Marshall and published in 1947.

References

  1. ↑ "1954 Box Office Champs". Variety Weekly. January 5, 1955. p. 59. - figures are rentals in the US and Canada
  2. ↑ "YANKEE PASHA(1954)". Tcm.com. Retrieved 23 September 2017.
  3. ↑ "» A Movie Review by David L. Vineyard: YANKEE PASHA (1954)". mysteryfile.com. Retrieved 23 September 2017.
  4. ↑ "Yankee Pasha". Goodreads.com. Retrieved 23 September 2017.
  5. ↑ "Edison Marshall Books". Shakariconnection.com. Retrieved 23 September 2017.
  6. ↑ Schallert, Edwin (Aug 11, 1952). "Drama: Sally Forrest Will Be Busy Again at Metro; 'Massacre' Deal Made". Los Angeles Times. p. B7.
This page is based on this Wikipedia article
Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license; additional terms may apply.
Images, videos and audio are available under their respective licenses.