His Majesty O'Keefe
16/01/1954
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.
Movie Information
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
Lloyd Berrell
as Inifel
Charles Horvath
as Capt. Bully Hayes
Philip Ahn
as Sien Tang, Dentist
Guy Doleman
as Herb Weber
Grant Taylor
as Lt. Brenner
Alexander Archdale
as Bob Harris
Harvey Adams
as Herr Friedlander
James Dime
as Sailor at Table in Saloon (uncredited)
Sol Gorss
as Tough Sailor in Fight (uncredited)
Paul Picerni
as Spanish Ship Owner (uncredited)
Jack Stoney
as Tough Sailor in Fight (uncredited)
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