The Beachcomber

1h 22min

Drama

Romance

Comedy

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.

Cast

Glynis Johns

Glynis Johns

Martha Jones
Robert Newton

Robert Newton

Ted Wilson
Donald Sinden

Donald Sinden

Ewart Gray
Paul Rogers

Paul Rogers

Re. Owen Jones
Michael Hordern

Michael Hordern

The Headman
Auric Lorand

Auric Lorand

Alfred - Major Domo
Tony Quinn

Tony Quinn

Ship Captain
Ah Chong Choy

Ah Chong Choy

Wang - the Barkeep
Ronald Lewis

Ronald Lewis

Headman's Son
Lizabeth Rollins

Lizabeth Rollins

Girl at Maputiti
Michael Mellinger

Michael Mellinger

Medical Orderly
Ronald Adam

Ronald Adam

Sir Henry Johnstone (uncredited)
Rosita Garcia

Rosita Garcia

(uncredited)
Andy Ho

Andy Ho

Dispenser (uncredited)

Release date

10th Aug 1954

Status

Released

Spoken languages