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Yankee Pasha
Yankee Pasha
Directed by	Joseph Pevney
Screenplay by	Joseph Hoffman
Based on	Yankee Pasha; 1941 novel; by Edison Marshall
Produced by	Howard Christie
Starring	Jeff Chandler; Rhonda Fleming ; Mamie Van Doren
Cinematography	Carl Guthrie
Edited by	Virgil Vogel
Music by	Hans J. Salter
Production; company	Universal Pictures
Distributed by	Universal Pictures
Release date	April 17, 1954 (New York City);
Running time	84 minutes
Country	United States
Language	English
Box office	$1,250,000

Yankee Pasha is a 1954 American romantic adventure film directed by Joseph Pevney and starring Jeff Chandler, Rhonda Fleming and Mamie Van Doren.^[2] Shot in technicolor, it was produced and distributed by Hollywood studio Universal Pictures. The film is based on the 1947 novel Yankee Pasha by Edison Marshall.^[3]^[4]^[5]

Plot

Fur trapper Jason Starbuck (Jeff Chandler) arrives in Salem, Massachusetts in 1800. A general store owner challenges him to a horse race, but his rider's fiancée, Roxana Reil, gives a helpful tip to Starbuck on how to win the race.

A romantic attraction develops and Roxana's father advises her not to marry a man she doesn't love. Roxana sets sail for France, however, and her boat is attacked by pirates, who kill her father and take Roxana captive in Morocco, making her a slave.

Starbuck pursues her. He is introduced by a U.S. consul to the sultan, who is impressed with Starbuck's rifle marksmanship. He is offered a position with the sultan's infantry and given a slave of his own, Lilith.

Roxana has been sold to Omar Id-Din, who could be plotting against the sultan. Starbuck challenges Omar to a duel, with the winner acquiring the other's rifle and slave. Starbuck wins and intends to return home with Roxana, but they are betrayed by the jealous Lilith, who fights Roxana and tells Omar of their plans.

Starbuck is taken prisoner. Lilith has a change of heart, however, and changes clothes with Roxana to fool the guards. With the help of Hassan Sendar, one of the sultan's soldiers, they help rescue Starbuck, who leads the escape of other prisoners. He throws Omar from a roof. He and Roxana are free, and, as a reward, Hassan is given a new slave, Lilith.

Cast

Jeff Chandler as Jason Starbuck
Rhonda Fleming as Roxana Reil
Mamie Van Doren as Lilith, Harem Slave
Lee J. Cobb as Sultan
Bart Roberts as Omar Id-Din
Hal March as Hassan Sendar
Tudor Owen as Elias Derby
Arthur Space as Richard O'Brien
Benny Rubin as Zimil
Phil Van Zandt as Baidu Sa'id
Harry Lauter as Dick Bailey
John Day as First mate Miller
Christiane Martel as Harem Girl
Myrna Hansen as Harem Girl
Kinuko Ito as Harem Girl
Emita Arosemena as Harem Girl
Synove Gulbrandsen as Harem Girl
Alicia Ibanez as Harem Girl
Ingrid Mills as Harem Girl
Maxine Morgan as Harem Girl
Mara Corday as Harem Girl
Lisa Gaye as Harem Girl
Marla English as Harem Girl
Rosalind Hayes as Eliza

Production

The novel was a best seller and Universal bought the film rights as a vehicle for Jeff Chandler.^[6] Chandler recorded the song I Should Care on Brunswick Records from the film.

References

^ "1954 Box Office Champs". Variety Weekly. January 5, 1955. p. 59. - figures are rentals in the US and Canada
^ "YANKEE PASHA(1954)". Tcm.com. Retrieved 23 September 2017.
^ "» A Movie Review by David L. Vineyard: YANKEE PASHA (1954)". mysteryfile.com. Retrieved 23 September 2017.
^ "Yankee Pasha". Goodreads.com. Retrieved 23 September 2017.
^ "Edison Marshall Books". Shakariconnection.com. Retrieved 23 September 2017.
^ Schallert, Edwin (Aug 11, 1952). "Drama: Sally Forrest Will Be Busy Again at Metro; 'Massacre' Deal Made". Los Angeles Times. p. B7.