Clive of India backdrop

Clive of India 1935 Directed by Richard Boleslawski

Six words from a woman changed the map of Asia!

Fort St. David, Cuddalore, southern India, 1748. While colonial empires battle to seize an enormous territory, rich in spices and precious metals beyond the wildest dreams, and try to gain the favor of the local kings, Robert Clive (1725-1774), a frustrated but talented clerk who works for the East Indian Company and struggles to earn his fortune, makes a bold decision that will change his life forever.

Country USA
Production Country USA
Language English
Spoken Language English
Production Companies United Artists , 20th Century Pictures
Release Date 25 January 1935
94 mins
Cast
Ronald Colman Robert Clive
Loretta Young Margaret Maskelyne
Colin Clive Capt. Johnstone
Francis Lister Edmund Maskelyne
C. Aubrey Smith Prime Minister
Cesar Romero Mir Jaffar
Montagu Love Governor Pigot
Lumsden Hare Sergeant Clark
Ferdinand Munier Admiral Watson
Gilbert Emery Mr. Sullivan
Leo G. Carroll Mr. Manning
Etienne Girardot Mr. Warburton
Robert Greig Mr. Pemberton
Mischa Auer Suraj Ud Dowlah
Doris Lloyd Mrs. Nixon
Edward Cooper Clive's Butler
Eily Malyon Mrs. Clifford
Joseph R. Tozer Sir Frith
Phyllis Clare Margaret's Friend
Leonard Mudie General Burgoyne
Phillip Dare Captain George
Lionel Belmore Official at Reception
George Beranger Mr. St. Aubin
Ted Billings Old Soldier
Herbert Bunston First Director
John Carradine Drunken-Faced Clerk
Beulah Christian Gossipy Guest at Clive's Home
Neville Clark Mr. Vincent
Gilbert Clayton Old Soldier
Phyllis Coghlan Betty - Margaret's Maid
Eddie Coke Boy Drummer
Bruce Cook Johnny - Boy Bugler
Dick Curtis Hoodlum on Dock
Sonya Dahl Gossipy Guest at Clive's Home
Eddie Das Interpreter
Larry Dods Officer
Vernon Downing Mr. Stringer
Frank Dunn Naval Officer
Ed Eberle Merchant
Monty Fenton Merchant
Almeda Fowler Gossipy Guest at Clive's Home
Beatrice Griffith Slave Girl
Bobby Hale Ratty Official
Donald Hall Merchant
Carey Harrison Officer at Plassey
Keith Hitchcock Second Director
Olaf Hytten Parson at Hustine
John Irwin Hoodlum
Lorimer Johnston Insulting Man
Colin Kenny Old Soldier
Emmett King Merchant
Lia Lance Pomegranate Seller
Etta Lee Slave Girl
Edgar Lewis Merchant
Bert Lindley Merchant
Murdock MacQuarrie Sneering Man
Philo McCullough Officer on Horse
Frank O'Connor Counting Clerk