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Word: patusan (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1965-1965
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...Cambodia, offers picturesque backdrops as a substitute for the subtle erosion of character. After the Patna scandal, Jim works as a coolie and coal heaver. In the Malay Archipelago, he saves a boatload of burning explosives, ferries them upriver to help the natives of the fictional land of Patusan, who are fighting a tyrant general (Eli Wallach, aping Fu Manchu). Victorious, Jim settles down with a dusky girl (Daliah Lavi), then has to dispose of villains who plan to sack the village treasury...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Cinema: Of Patusans & Platitudes | 3/5/1965 | See Source »

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