The Little Savage

1959 film by Byron Haskin
  • March 1959 (1959-03)
Running time
73 minutesCountryUnited StatesLanguageEnglish

The Little Savage is a 1959 American adventure film directed by Byron Haskin. It stars Pedro Armendáriz and Christiane Martel.[1] It is loosely based on an 1848 novel of the same name by Frederick Marryat.[2]

It was one of the first films from Associated Producers Inc (API).[3] It was originally announced for part of the slate of films for Regal Films.[4]

Plot

Cast

  • Pedro Armendáriz as El Tiburon
  • Christiane Martel as Nanoa Riboud
  • Rodolfo Hoyos Jr. as Captain Taursus
  • Terry Rangno as Frank Henniger – as a boy
  • Robert Palmer as Frank Henniger – as a man

Production

Marryat's novel had been purchased in 1938 by Gaumont British as a vehicle for Will Fyffe.[5]

References

  1. ^ "The Little Savage (1959) – Trailers, Reviews, Synopsis, Showtimes and Cast – AllMovie". AllMovie. Retrieved 8 December 2014.
  2. ^ "LITTLE SAVAGE, the". Monthly Film Bulletin. Vol. 27. 1960. p. 71. ProQuest 1305826478.
  3. ^ "FILMLAND EVENTS". Los Angeles Times. Dec 31, 1958. ProQuest 167377258.
  4. ^ THOMAS M PRYOR (Nov 19, 1957). "REGAL TO START TEN FILMS SOON". New York Times. ProQuest 114300436.
  5. ^ "SCREEN NEWS HERE AND IN HOLLYWOOD". New York Times. Jul 19, 1938. ProQuest 102561578.

External links

  • The Little Savage at IMDb Edit this at Wikidata
  • The Little Savage at AllMovie Edit this at Wikidata
  • The Little Savage at the TCM Movie Database
  • The Little Savage at the AFI Catalog of Feature Films Edit this at Wikidata
  • Original novel at Internet Archive
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