His Majesty O'Keefe (1954)
Action
Adventure
Drama
Romance
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.
Cast
Capt. David Dion O'Keefe
Dalabo aki Dali
Herb Weber
Lt. Brenner
Bob Harris
Herr Friedlander
Sailor at Table in Saloon (uncredited)
Tough Sailor in Fight (uncredited)
Spanish Ship Owner (uncredited)
Tough Sailor in Fight (uncredited)
Alfred Tetins
Fatumak, Medicine Man
Boogulroo
Mr. Chou
Kakofel
Inifel
Capt. Bully Hayes
Sien Tang, Dentist
Crew
Director
Producer
Screenplay
Screenplay
Novel
Novel
Associate Producer
Original Music Composer
Original Music Composer
Director of Photography
Editor
Art Direction
Art Direction
Set Decoration
Costume Design
Costume Design
Sound
Makeup Artist
Assistant Director