Sabu

Indian-born American actor

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association with Korda

  • The Four Feathers
    In Zoltan Korda

    …starred the young Indian actor Sabu. Drums (1938), Korda’s first colour feature, was a tale of the British Empire, with Raymond Massey well cast as the evil Prince Ghul. In 1939 Korda made one of his most noteworthy movies, The Four Feathers. Although the story had been filmed twice before,…

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“Elephant Boy”

  • Illustration from The Jungle Book
    In The Jungle Book: Adaptations

    …starring the Indian-born American actor Sabu, is based on the story “Toomai of the Elephants.” “Rikki-Tikki-Tavi” has been adapted several times, perhaps most notably in 1975 by American director Chuck Jones as an animated television special narrated by Orson Welles.

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