Escape to Burma
A searing story of sudden love . . . and sudden death . . . in the hot green hell of the Burma jungle.
NR 1955 · 87 min · ★ 6.2 · Adventure
A fugitive in British Burma hides on a tea plantation, thanks to a mutual attraction with owner Gwen Moore.
Directed by Allan Dwan · Written by Kenneth Perkins
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Barbara Stanwyck Gwen Moore -
Robert Ryan Jim Brecan -
David Farrar The Sawbwa -
Murvyn Vye Makesh -
Lisa Montell Andora -
Robert Warwick The Sawbwa -
Reginald Denny Commissioner -
Robert Cabal Kumat -
Peter Coe Captain of the guard - A Alex Montoya Dacoit
- A Anthony Earl Numkena Kasha
- J John Mansfield Sergeant
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