King of the Khyber Rifles

Directed by Henry King

Written by Ivan Goff (screenplay), Ben Roberts (screenplay), Harry Kleiner (story)

Cast: Tyrone Power as Capt. Alan King, Terry Moore as Susan Maitland, Michael Rennie as General Maitland, Guy Rolfe as Karram Khan

Released 1953

"A half-caste British officer in 19th-century India battles the prejudices of both his Army colleagues and the local populace while trying to help put down a rebellion led by a greedy local ruler."
Note: other than the name of the movie and the location of the action, this has nothing to do with the original book.