His Majesty O'Keefe
movie
Adventure Beyond The Fabulous! Two Years In The Making! All Of It Actually Filmed In The Fiji Islands!
Released January 16, 1954
Overview
Men steal for it. Nations go to war for it. The it is oil - and it grows on trees. Coconut oil is the precious lifeblood of 1870s South Seas traders. And lots of real blood will be spilled to get it! Screen royalty Burt Lancaster is His Majesty O'Keefe in this last of three adventures that (along with The Flame and the Arrow and The Crimson Pirate) blew a revitalizing wind into the sails of the swashbuckler genre. Action, cunning and derring-do are watchwords of the title seafarer as he befriends, defends and ultimately rules the islanders of exotic Yap. Lensed on gorgeus Fiji locations, grandly scored by Robert Farnon and rousingly directed by Byron Haskin, His Majesty O'Keefe delivers heroics of regal proportions.
Cast
Burt Lancaster
as
Capt. David Dion O'Keefe
Joan Rice
as
Dalabo aki Dali
André Morell
as
Alfred Tetins
Abraham Sofaer
as
Fatumak, Medicine Man
Archie Savage
as
Boogulroo
Benson Fong
as
Mr. Chou
Tessa Prendergast
as
Kakofel
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Lloyd Berrell
as
Inifel
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Charles Horvath
as
Capt. Bully Hayes
Philip Ahn
as
Sien Tang, Dentist
Guy Doleman
as
Herb Weber
Grant Taylor
as
Lt. Brenner
Crew
Borden Chase
as
Screenplay
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Lawrence Klingman
as
Novel
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James Hill
as
Screenplay
Byron Haskin
as
Director
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Harold Hecht
as
Producer
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Gerald Green
as
Novel
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Ted Haworth
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Art Direction
Otto Heller
as
Director of Photography
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Robert Farnon
as
Original Music Composer
Dimitri Tiomkin
as
Original Music Composer
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Manuel del Campo
as
Editor
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Norman Deming
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Associate Producer