Torin Thatcher (1905-1981) as Colonel Morrow in the 1954 production of Bengal Brigade.

​

Set during the Great Mutiny in India, Bengal Brigade was a starring vehicle for leading man Rock Hudson.

​

Torin Thatcher, born in Bombay (Mumbai) to British parents wears three campaign medals in this studio photograph. The first appears to be the 2nd China War Medal with a single clasp, then the New Zealand Medal, and lastly the 1854 India General Service Medal. While the film is set in 1857-58, the China War Medal was not authorized until 1861 and the New Zealand Medal in 1860 so both are incorrect for the film's setting.

​

Thatcher served as a major in the Royal Artillery during World War II.

​

Black and White Production Still
10 Inches x 8 Inches (28cm x 18cm)
Universal-International
United States
1954

​

​