Gunga Din
This is the first film that ever made me tear-up; when they bury him,
made in 1939, I saw it on TV mid 1950s (I was 10 or 11 at the time).
Gunga Din (water barer) blows the bugle warning the relief column of the ambush...
...
'E carried me away
To where a dooli lay,
An' a bullet come an' drilled the beggar clean.
'E put me safe inside,
An' just before 'e died:
"I 'ope you liked your drink," sez Gunga Din.
So I'll meet 'im later on
At the place where 'e is gone—
Where it's always double drill and no canteen;
'E'll be squattin' on the coals,
Givin' drink to poor damned souls,
An' I'll get a swig in hell from Gunga Din!
Yes, Din! Din! Din!
You Lazarushian-leather Gunga Din!
Though I've belted you and flayed you,
By the living Gawd that made you,
You're a better man than I am, Gunga Din!'
by
Rudyard Kipling
Gunga Din played by Sam Jaffe: he also played on TV 'Dr.Zorba' (series 'Ben Casey')';
he had a supporting roles in 'Ben Hur', and a notable role as Dr.Barnhard (ala Einstine)
in 'The Day The Earth Stood Still'.
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