History Film / NorthWestFrontier

Undaunted, Scott finds a battered old locomotive called the ''Empress of India'' (but always affectionately referred to as "Victoria"[[note]]As in UsefulNotes/QueenVictoria, who adopted the title "Empress of India" in 1876.[[/note]]) and enlists the help of its driver, Gupta (I. S. Johar), to get himself, the Prince, Mrs. Wyatt, and several extra passengers -- including Mr. Van Leyden (Lom), a Dutch journalist; Mr. Bridie (Wilfrid Hyde-White), a British ex-pat; Mr. Peters (Eugene Deckers), an arms dealer; Lady Windham (Ursula Jeans), the governor's wife; and two unnamed Indian [=NCOs=] -- out of Haserabad.

* SpotOfTea: Naturally, with three of the main characters being English. Mrs Wyatt even sarcastically suggests that Scott drinking coffee would "bring the British Empire crashing down."

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''North West Frontier'' (also known as ''Flame Over India'' in the United States and ''Empress of India'' in Australia) is a 1959 British film starring Kenneth More and Creator/LaurenBacall. It is set in 1905, in the North West Frontier province of India.

A Muslim uprising has begun, and British Army Captain Scott is asked to take 5-year-old Prince Kishan and his widowed governess, Mrs. Wyatt, to the safety of Haserabad, and from there to Delhi. Upon arriving, however, Scott finds that the last train has already left, and the rebels have seized the gates.

Undaunted, Scott finds a battered old engine called the "Empress of India" (but always referred to as "Victoria"[[note]]As in Queen Victoria, who adopted the title "Empress of India" in 1876.[[/note]]) and enlists the help of its driver, Gupta, to get the Prince, Mrs. Wyatt, Scott, and several extra passengers -- Mr. Bridie, a British ex-pat; Mr. Peters, an arms dealer; Lady Wyndham, the governor's wife; Mr. Van Leyden, a Dutch journalist; and two unnamed Indian [=NCOs=] -- out of Haserabad.

* MixedAncestry: [[spoiler: Van Leyden]], who also claims to suffer HalfBreedDiscrimination, although this is never seen in the film.

''North West Frontier'' (also known as ''Flame Over India'' in United States and ''Empress of India'' in Australia) is a 1959 film starring Kenneth More and Creator/LaurenBacall. It is set in 1905, in the North West Frontier province of India.

* EthnicScrappy: Gupta comes across this way, however, this is mostly because of his broken English.

* HarsherInHindsight: With the rise of ISIS, the villain being [[spoiler:a Muslim raised in a European society who dreams of an Islamic state]] raises a few eyebrows.

* Chekhov'sSkill: Mrs Wyatt is one of the only civilians on the train who knows how to use a gun. [[spoiler:Which comes in handy when Scott is fighting Van Leyden]].

* NotWithTheSafetyOnYouWon't: Attempted as a bluff by Peters who, as an arms dealer, would be considered the gun expert on the train.

* TemptingFate:

''North West Frontier'' (also known as ''Flame Over India'' (United States) and ''Empress of India'' (Australia)) is a 1959 film starring Kenneth More and Lauren Bacall. It is set in 1905, in the North West Frontier province of India.

''North West Frontier'' (also known as ''Flame Over India'' (United States) and ''Empress of India'' (Australia) is a 1959 film starring Kenneth More and Lauren Bacall. It is set in 1905, in the North West Frontier province of India.

Undaunted, Scott finds a battered old engine called the "Empress of India" (but, for some reason, always referred to as "Victoria") and enlists the help of its driver, Gupta, to get the Prince and several extra passengers - Scott, Mrs. Wyatt, Mr. Bridie, a British ex-pat, Mr. Peters, an arms dealer, Lady Wyndham, the governor's wife, Mr. Van Leyden, a Dutch journalist, and two unnamed Indian [=NCOs=] - out of Haserabad.

* [[TheAllegedCar The Alleged Train]]: ''Victoria''. It smokes constantly and the whistle goes off at the worst possible moments.

--> '''Peters:''' ''[about a gun]'' [[{{Irony}} I've never used one of these in my life.]]
--> '''Scott:''' They're for killing people with.
* DisneyVillainDeath: [[spoiler: Van Leyden, who falls off the train.]]

* {{Understatement}}: "He got off." Said by Scott about Van Leyden [[spoiler: after Van Leyden falls off the roof of the train.]]

* Understatement: "He got off." Said by Scott about Van Leyden [[spoiler: after Van Leyden falls off the roof of the train.]]

* Understatement: "He got off."

* DeadpanSnarker: Scott, Peters, and Mrs. Wyatt most of all.

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* DeadpanSnarker: Scott, Peters, and Mrs. Wyatt most of all.

Undaunted, Scott finds a battered old engine called the "Empress of India" (but, for some reason, always referred to as "Victoria") and enlists the help of its driver, Gupta, to get the Prince and several extra passengers - Scott, Mrs. Wyatt, Mr. Bridie, a British ex-pat, Lady Wyndham, the governor's wife, Mr. Van Leyden, a Dutch journalist, and two unnamed Indian [=NCOs=] - out of Haserabad.

A Muslim uprising has begun, and British Army Captain Scott is asked to take 5-year-old Prince Kishan and his widowed governess, Mrs. Wyatt, to the safety of Haserabad, and from there to Delhi. Upon arriving, however, Scott finds that the last train has already left, and the rebels have seized the gates.