This being a Republic picture, it should come as no surprise that Storm Over Bengal was filmed in its entirety in the San Fernando Valley. Within its concise 65 minutes, the film manages to accommodate a Bengal Lancers main plot, a romantic subplot, the obligatory coward who makes good, intrigue aplenty from a villainous Indian potentate, and an outsized climactic battle between the rebels and the British forces. Patric Knowles, previously one of the leads in the British-India epic Charge of the Light Brigade, heads the cast. Worth noting is the presence in the cast of Richard Cromwell as secondary romantic lead Neil Allison and Douglass Dumbrille as the despicable Khan. Three years earlier, Cromwell had been tortured by Dumbrille's minions in Lives of a Bengal Lancer, and he undergoes much the same treatment here-"just to make him feel at home" observed film historian Roger Dooley.
Credits
Storm Over Bengal Cast
| Name |
Character |
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Patric Knowles
He was 27, 84 years old when he died
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as Captain Jeffrey Allison |
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Edward Van Sloan
He was 56, 81 years old when he died
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as Maharajah of Lhanapur |
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Ralph Dunn
He was 38, 67 years old when he died
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as Soldier |
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Claud Allister
He was 50, 81 years old when he died
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as Redding |
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Gilbert Emery
He was 63, 70 years old when he died
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as Colonel Torrance |
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Dorothy Tree
She was 32, 85 years old when she died
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as Mrs. Massarene |
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Colin Tapley
He was 31, 88 years old when he died
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as Hallett |
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Pedro de Cordoba
He was 57, 68 years old when he died
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as Abdul Mir |
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John Davidson
He was 51, 81 years old when he died
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as Aide to Ramin Khan |
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Bud Wolfe
He was 20, 75 years old when he died
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as Tribesman |
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Douglass Dumbrille
He was 49, 84 years old when he died
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as Ramin Khan |
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Yakima Canutt
He was 42, 90 years old when he died
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as Tribesman |
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Rochelle Hudson
She was 22, 55 years old when she died
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as Joan Lattimore |
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John Burton
He was 34, 83 years old when he died
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as Sir Austin Carter |
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Clyde Cook
He was 46, 116 years old when he died
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as Alf |
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Halliwell Hobbes
He was 60, 84 years old when he died
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as Sir John Galt |
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Frank Ellis
He was 41, 71 years old when he died
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as Tribesman |
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Guy D'Ennery
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as Tribesman |
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Richard Cromwell
He was 312, 85 years old when he died
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as Lt. Neil Allison |
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Bob Reeves
He was 46, 68 years old when he died
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as Soldier |
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Lal Chand Mehra
He was 41, 83 years old when he died
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as Aide to Abdul Mir |
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Douglas Walton
He was 28, 51 years old when he died
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as Terry |
Storm Over Bengal Crew
| Name |
Department |
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Sidney Salkow as Director. He was 27 (89) years old when He died
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Directing |
