The adventurous Lady Edwina Esketh travels to the princely state of Ranchipur in India with her husband, Lord Albert Esketh, who is there to purchase some of the Maharajah's horses. She's surprised to meet an old friend, Tom Ransome who came to Ranchipur seven years before to paint the Maharajah's portrait and just stayed on. Ransome has developed something of a reputation - for womanizing and drinking too much - but that's OK with Edwina who is bored and looking for fun. She... (Full plot summary below)
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The adventurous Lady Edwina Esketh travels to the princely state of Ranchipur in India with her husband, Lord Albert Esketh, who is there to purchase some of the Maharajah's horses. She's surprised to meet an old friend, Tom Ransome who came to Ranchipur seven years before to paint the Maharajah's portrait and just stayed on. Ransome has developed something of a reputation - for womanizing and drinking too much - but that's OK with Edwina who is bored and looking for fun. She soon meets the local doctor, the hard working and serious Major Rama Safti. He doesn't immediately respond to her advances but when the seasonal rains come, disaster strikes when a dam fails, flooding much of the countryside. Disease soon sets in and everyone, including Ransome and Edwina, work at a non-stop pace to save as many as possible. Safti deeply admires Edwina's sacrifice but fate intervenes.
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| EmanuelLevy.ComEmanuel LevyTyrone Power is miscast, but by standards of the time, this was a prestige, lavish production, winning an Oscar for Special Effects (spectacular flood). |
| Ozus' World Movie ReviewsDennis SchwartzI could listen to the legendary Maria Ouspenskaya talk while dangling a cigarette on a long holder without ever tiring of her magical charm. |
| User ReviewScott RHave to give this one 5 stars as its an excellent B&W movie, about life in India. Myma Loy plays Lady Edwina Esketh who is married to Nigel Bruce (Watson Sherlock Holmes) who playes her husband and is very mean. Meanwhile George Brent plays Tom Ransome who is Lady Esketh old flame. Also in this movie Maria Ouspenskaya is The India Prime Minister she was in Tarzan and Wolf man. So there are so many good actors in this movie and the sum all adds up to one excellent movie, 5 stars |
| User ReviewMaria Cbeautifully done film with incredible special effects; this film won an Oscar for special effects in 1939. Lovely direction by Clarence Brown. |
| User ReviewAlly CHeartbreaking tale of finding your true self, and life's goals, through adversity in far away lands. |
| User ReviewChristopher BHeartbreaking tale of finding your true self, and life's goals, through adversity in far away lands. |
| User ReviewGreg Waward winning special EFX high light another winner from magical 1939! |
| User ReviewEric JA lavish production for 1939. Interesting Story... although from a modern perspective it may seem culturally insensitive somewhat. |
| User Reviewjay nI love Myrna Loy, so I'm happy to watch anything she's in, but most of the supporting cast is great too. I loved the queen. There is a lot of use of blackface and other uncomfortable signs of the time in which the movie was made. The special effects are really good for the time and still better than anything on SyFy. I would see it again. |
| User ReviewHaytham KThis little-known 1939 romantic melodrama won the first Oscar for Best Special Effects. Seventy two years after its release, the earthquake and flood scenes still hold up impressively, even in the age of CGI. |
