''The Scarlet Spear'' is a 1954 British

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directed by George P. Breakston and starring John Bentley and

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. The cast consisted mostly of Kenyan actors.BFI.org
/ref> The plot concerns a British District Officer who tries to prevent a ritual killing.

Premise

In the colonial era, a young British District Officer tries to persuade the new chief of a tribe not to commit a ritual killing.

Cast

* John Bentley as District Officer Jim T. Barneson *

as Christine * Morasi as Morasi, the chief's son *

Yusef Yusuf ibn Ya'qub ibn Ishaq ibn Ibrahim ( ar, يوسف ٱبن يعقوب ٱبن إسحاق ٱبن إبراهيم, Yūsuf ibn Yaʿqūb ibn ʾIsḥāq ibn ʾIbrāhīm, ) is a Prophets and messengers in Islam, prophet mentioned in the Quran, and ...

as Yusef, the head bearer * Faraji as Faraji, the second bearer *

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* 1954 films 1950s adventure drama films British adventure drama films Films shot in Kenya Films set in Kenya Films directed by George Breakston 1954 drama films United Artists films 1950s English-language films 1950s British films {{1950s-UK-film-stub