Escape To Burma (1955)

In Burma (now known as Myanmar), a miner (Robert Ryan) is on the run from the governing British law enforcement for the murder of the son of a Burmese ruler (Robert Warwick). He hides out at the estate of a plantation owner (Barbara Stanwyck) while a police captain (David Farrar, BLACK NARCISSUS) is in hot pursuit. The veteran director Allan Dwan did a series of films at RKO in the mid 1950s under the aegis of producer Benedict Bogeaus. This is one of the least interesting of their collaborations and even Dwan's admirers have very little positive to say about it. Its biggest crime is that it's routine which doesn't mean its bad. It's an inoffensive jungle adventure with the usual elephants and tigers for local color (though it appears to have been filmed on sound stages) punched up a notch by some strong star power by Stanwyck and Ryan. A perfect time waster on a rainy day with a hot cup of coffee or tea. With Reginald Denny, Murvyn Vye and Lisa Montell.