East of Borneo
Cast & Crew
George Melford
Rose Hobart
Charles Bickford
Georges Renavent
Lupita Tovar
Noble Johnson
Film Details
Technical Specs
Synopsis
After a long and dangerous journey, Linda Randolph arrives at Marudu, a kingdom in the inland jungles of Borneo, to search for her husband Allan, who is now the court physician of Marudu working under the name of Dr. Clark. Drunken and embittered, Allan rejects Linda, whom he falsely believes was unfaithful to him three years before. Hashin, the Prince of Marudu, is descended from the Aryans and was educated at the Sorbonne. Nonetheless, he receives great pleasure from watching his enemies consumed by crocodiles. Hashin tells Allan that the volcano rumbling in the distance will not erupt as long as he lives, but as he is the last of his line, when he dies, Marudu will be destroyed by lava. Hashin desires Linda, who is frightened by the inhumanity of life in the jungle, and Allan, who perceives the danger to Linda, softens toward her and helps her escape by night. Hashin, however, captures the couple and plans to throw Allan to the crocodiles in the morning. When Hashin tries to force himself on Linda, she shoots him and the volcano erupts. As the lava advances, Allan and Linda escape from Marudu and Hashin awaits his destiny.
Director
George Melford
Cast
Rose Hobart
Charles Bickford
Georges Renavent
Lupita Tovar
Noble Johnson
Crew
Charles D. Hall
C. Roy Hunter
Edwin Knopf
Paul Kohner
Carl Laemmle Jr.
Carl Laemmle
Carl Laemmle
George Melford
Maurice Pivar
George Robinson
E. Richard Schayer
Arthur Tavares
Dale Van Every
Film Details
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Notes
According to a contemporary source, the film was also known as Ourang and White Captive. A Film Daily news item noted that the production was "begun in Sumatra, Shanghai and the Far East by a sound-equipped expedition."
