The Victoria Cross

The Victoria Cross

NR 1916 · 70 min · Drama, History

Maj. Ralph Seton is a British army officer stationed in Cawnpore, India, when the Sepoy Rebellion--a mutiny of Indian soldiers in the Brtitish army in India--breaks out in 1857. He receives the prestigious Victoria Cross--the highest decoration that can be awarded to a British soldier--for his actions in battle. However, after a night of drunken debauchery, he is stripped of the honor and disgraced in front of his love, Joan Strathallen, the daughter of his commanding officer. When Indian rebel leader Azimoolah instigates an uprising by the natives and has Joan kidnapped, Seton sets out to redeem his honor and save the woman he loves.

Directed by Edward LeSaint · Written by Margaret Turnbull

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Lou Tellegen Maj Ralph Seton
Cleo Ridgely Joan Strathallen
Sessue Hayakawa Azimoolah
Ernest Joy Sir Allen Strathallen
Mabel Van Buren Princess Adala
Frank Lanning Cassim
Harold Skinner Seereek - the Nana

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