The Lives of a Bengal Lancer (1935)

The Lives of a Bengal Lancer poster

Paramount Pictures
Starring:
 Gary Cooper, Douglass Dumbrille
Directed by: Henry Hathaway

Synopsis: In Northwest India, British Bengal Lancer officers find themselves having to put their differences aside to work together to defeat the enemy.

Kitty Cameos: In one scene Colonel Stone (Guy Standing) is introduced to Mohammed Khan (Douglass Dumbrille). Khan is first seen sitting on a sofa, dangling a piece of string to play with a long-haired kitten. The kitten’s mother is sitting on the back of the sofa.

The Lives of a Bengal Lancer - Mohammed Khan Douglass Dumbrille sitting on sofa playing with kittens

The Lives of a Bengal Lancer - Mohammed Khan Douglass Dumbrille sitting on sofa playing with kittens

The Lives of a Bengal Lancer - Mohammed Khan Douglass Dumbrille sitting on sofa playing with kittens

After Mohammed Khan stands to greet the Colonel we can see there are actually several kittens on the sofa.

The Lives of a Bengal Lancer - Mohammed Khan Douglass Dumbrille sitting on sofa playing with kitten

The Lives of a Bengal Lancer - Mohammed Khan Douglass Dumbrille and Colonel Stone Guy Standing with kittens on sofa behind them

Final Mewsings: We have ways of making cats play!

Many thanks to Ted Davis for spotting the cats in this film.


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