The Beachcomber
6.2
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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Cast
17 people
Glynis Johns
Martha Jones
Known for
Mary Poppins
While You Were Sleeping
Robert Newton
Ted Wilson
Known for
Around the World in 80 Days
Oliver Twist
Donald Sinden
Ewart Gray
Known for
The Island at the Top of the World
Balto
Paul Rogers
Re. Owen Jones
Known for
Billy Budd
Our Man in Havana
Donald Pleasence
Tromp
Known for
Halloween
Prince of Darkness
Walter Crisham
Vederala
Known for
Moulin Rouge
Michael Hordern
The Headman
Known for
Shōgun
Where Eagles Dare
Auric Lorand
Alfred - Major Domo
Also in
Port Afrique
Tony Quinn
Ship Captain
Known for
Murder Ahoy
Ah Chong Choy
Wang - the Barkeep
Also in
A Town Like Alice
Ronald Lewis
Headman's Son
Known for
Taste of Fear
Mr. Sardonicus
Jeanne Roland
Amao
Known for
You Only Live Twice
The Curse of the Mummy's Tomb
Muriel Box Director
First release August 10, 1954 · Produced in United Kingdom, South Georgia & South Sandwich Islands, Sri Lanka
Production
United Artists Pictures
Studio
United Kingdom · South Georgia & South Sandwich Islands · Sri Lanka
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Original language
English
Release dates
United Kingdom · August 10, 1954
Theatrical
No release date listed for United States.
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