Malaya

1949 • 94 minutes

About this movie

Smuggling landed Carnahan in Alcatraz. Smuggling will be his ticket out. It's World War II, and Uncle Sam needs a man of Carnahan's bold talent to sneak vitally needed rubber out of Japanese-held Malaya.The rare pairing of James Stewart and Spencer Tracy sparks this tale of an intrigue-filled, true-life wartime operation. Tracy portrays tough, edgy Carnahan. Stewart is sly foreign correspondent and Far East expert John Royer, a man with a plan who tells U.S. officials: "With the right kind of money and the wrong kind of man, I can get that rubber out for you." And with its right kind of stars, this brawny classic gets maximum heroics every moment. Adventure and starpower -- Sydney Greenstreet in his final film, Lionel Barrymore and Gilbert Roland -- are on the map in Malaya.

Ratings and reviews

Great movie! (Jimmy Stewart says "The Japs came down the coast FROM Singapore." FYI Singapore is an island south of Malaysia.)

Me likey.