Malaya

About Malaya

Soon after the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor, cynical former newspaper correspondent John Royer devises a scheme with his old editor and government agents to return to the Far East and smuggle out a vast amount of rubber for the war effort. Demanding the freedom and company of his ex-friend, Carnahan, whom he betrayed in an exposé years earlier, Royer sails off into the hands of the Japanese wit…

Malaya (1949) is a thriller war film directed by Richard Thorpe. It runs 98 minutes and was released in December 1949.

Spencer Tracy stars as Carnaghan, James Stewart as John Royer, Valentina Cortese as Luana, and Sydney Greenstreet as The Dutchman. Written by Frank Fenton.

Members will find mercenary, reporter, double cross, and secret mission in it.

Midway and USS Indianapolis: Men of Courage make useful companions to Malaya, all filed under 1940s, naval warfare, and pacific theater. It carries a NR rating.