Malaya.

A reporter and a convict lead a desperate war-time mission to smuggle vital rubber out of Japanese-occupied Malaya.

John Royer (James Stewart) returns to the United States a month after the U.S. has entered World War II. Royer needs the help of his old friend, Carnaghan (Spencer Tracy) Royer gets Carnaghan released from Alcatraz (where Royer's newspaper exposé had landed him) to help. They slip into Malaya and contact Carnaghan's associate, the Dutchman (Sydney Greenstreet), who recruits a gang of cutthroats for them. Using money and intimidation, they succeed in purchasing all the available rubber, but eventually the Japanese commander, Colonel Tom

Credits

Cast
Spencer Tracy, James Stewart, Sydney Greenstreet

Copyright

Complete catalog record
MALAYA. Loew's Inc., c1949. 95 min., sd., b&w, 35mm. An MGM picture. Based on a story by Manchester Boddy. Summary: A reporter and a convict lead a desperate war-time mission to smuggle vital rubber out of Japanese-occupied Malaya. Credits: Producer, Edwin H. Knopf; director, Richard Thorpe; screenplay, Frank Fenton; music, Bronislau Kaper; film editor, Ben Lewis. Cast: Spencer Tracy, James Stewart, Valentina Cortesa, Sydney Greenstreet, John Hodiak. © Loew's Inc.; 25Nov49; LP2650.

Sources

  1. 16mm Filmography (legacy record) — title, year, creator, length, format, color, sound, genre, description, credits, catalog record
  2. Wikidata · Q842242 ↗ — country
  3. U.S. Copyright Office, Catalog of Copyright Entries (renewals, 1970–1978) — copyright