His Majesty O'Keefe (1954)
His Majesty O'Keefe
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 ist 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 swashbucker 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.
Casting arrow_drop_down
Burt Lancaster
as Capt. David Dion O'Keefe
as Capt. David Dion O'Keefe
Joan Rice
as Dalabo aki Dali
as Dalabo aki Dali
André Morell
as Alfred Tetins
as Alfred Tetins
Abraham Sofaer
as Fatumak, Medicine Man
as Fatumak, Medicine Man
Archie Savage
as Boogulroo
as Boogulroo
Benson Fong
as Mr. Chou
as Mr. Chou
Tessa Prendergast
as Kakofel
as Kakofel
Lloyd Berrell
as Inifel
as Inifel
Charles Horvath
as Capt. Bully Hayes
as Capt. Bully Hayes
Philip Ahn
as Sien Tang, Dentist
as Sien Tang, Dentist
Guy Doleman
as Herb Weber
as Herb Weber
Grant Taylor
as Lt. Brenner
as Lt. Brenner
Alexander Archdale
as Bob Harris
as Bob Harris
Harvey Adams
as Herr Friedlander
as Herr Friedlander
James Dime
as Sailor at Table in Saloon (uncredited)
as Sailor at Table in Saloon (uncredited)
Sol Gorss
as Tough Sailor in Fight (uncredited)
as Tough Sailor in Fight (uncredited)
Paul Picerni
as Spanish Ship Owner (uncredited)
as Spanish Ship Owner (uncredited)
Jack Stoney
as Tough Sailor in Fight (uncredited)
as Tough Sailor in Fight (uncredited)
Crew arrow_drop_down
Borden Chase
Screenplay
Screenplay
Lawrence Klingman
Novel
Novel
James Hill
Screenplay
Screenplay
Byron Haskin
Director
Director
Harold Hecht
Producer
Producer
Gerald Green
Novel
Novel
Ted Haworth
Art Direction
Art Direction
Otto Heller
Director of Photography
Director of Photography
Robert Farnon
Original Music Composer
Original Music Composer
Dimitri Tiomkin
Original Music Composer
Original Music Composer
Manuel del Campo
Editor
Editor
Norman Deming
Associate Producer
Associate Producer
Stuart Freeborn
Makeup Artist
Makeup Artist
W. Simpson Robinson
Art Direction
Art Direction
Marjorie Best
Costume Design
Costume Design
Elizabeth Hennings
Costume Design
Costume Design
Richard McWhorter
Assistant Director
Assistant Director
Francis J. Scheid
Sound
Sound
Jane Roth
Set Decoration
Set Decoration
