The mysterious death of an enigmatic young man newly arrived in the suburb of Wetherby releases the long-repressed, dark passions of some of its residents.
Leslie Crosbie è la moglie di un imprenditore inglese che gestisce una piantagione di gomma in Malesia. Una sera la donna uccide a colpi di pistola un uomo che uno dei suoi servitori riconosce come Geoff Hammond. Leslie chiede al servitore di andare a chiamare il marito Robert, che sta lavorando in una delle piantagioni e che raggiunge subito la moglie, dopo aver convocato il proprio avvocato e un ispettore della polizia britannica. Leslie riferisce loro di aver ucciso Hammond per salvare il proprio onore, dopo che l'uomo aveva tentato di sedurla con la forza.
Political and personal intrigues surround a group of characters in Malaya, after the close of the Second World War.
It is 1947, the year of the communist rebellion in Malaya and the British army's SADUSEA (Song And Dance Unit South East Asia) are called to the Malayan Jungle to entertain the troops. The eccentric, bible-bashing Major Giles Flack (John Cleese) is in command of the unit. Flack is accompanied by an ageing, theatrical drama queen, Terri Dennis (Denis Quilley) who hopes to entertain the troops with his flamboyant impressions, but the bored troops find other ways to enjoy themselves.
Una donna inglese "nuova ricca" torna in Malaysia per costruire un pozzo per gli abitanti del villaggio che l'hanno aiutata durante la guerra quando era prigioniera dei giapponesi che avevano invaso la , allora, colonia britannica. Con dei flash back ricorda l'uomo australiano, il sergente Joe Harman, che fece grandi sacrifici per aiutare lei ed i suoi compagni di prigionia. Decide di recarsi in Australia per trovarlo, durante il suo viaggio, visita la città di Alice Springs, dove Joe era vissuto prima della guerra, ed è molto colpita dalla qualità della vita nella piccola città...
After living abroad for several years, journalist John Royer returns to the United States just after the U.S. enters World War II. His boast that he could easily smuggle rubber, a key wartime natural resource, out of Malaya has him tasked with doing just that. He manages to get someone from his past, Carnaghan, sprung from Alactraz and together they head off to South East Asia posing as Irishmen. Once there, Carnaghan lines up some of his old cronies and with Royer and a few plantation owners plans to smuggle the rubber out from under the Japanese army's watchful eye.
Per vendicare la morte del padre, ucciso da Sandokan, il "Leopardo di Sarawak" fa rapire Samoa, la donna di Sandokan, per attirarlo in un tranello.
Un episodio di spionaggio durante l'ultima guerra, protagonista una giovane che opera a favore degli Alleati eludendo la sorveglianza dei guardiani giapponesi in un'isola della Malesia.
A visit to Singapore, an essential port city in Britain's empire, established in 1813 when Raffles negotiated its separation from the independent Malay state of Jahor. The camera observes Singapore's traditional neighborhoods, trade, and small craft, which are dominated by people of Chinese ancestry. Then, we drive the modern causeway to Jahor's small capital, Johor Bahru, for a look at imposing buildings and a visit to the grounds of the sultan. The sultan's son invites the crew in, and we meet the sultan, "H.H." himself. The narrator relates the sultan's commitment to commerce, economic well-being, and tolerance, stemming in part from his European education.
American animal trapper Frank Buck travels with Ali, his "number one boy," on an expedition into the Malayan jungle. From their jungle headquarters just north of Singapore, Frank, Ali and a team of native helpers roam the area from Northern Johore to Perak in search of interesting wild animals, reptiles and birds. Hoping to find a tiger, Buck captures a monitor lizard and a black leopard, while another black leopard narrowly escapes an encounter with a giant python and then battles a bigger and stronger tiger. After trapping a spotted leopard, Frank adopts a baby honey bear and a baby elephant. The team catches an orangutan, but the tiger eludes their camouflaged pit. Meanwhile, Frank visits the "bathing festival" of a local tribe and watches as tribesmen kill an intruding spotted leopard with blow darts. The tiger then meets an enormous regal python, who has just crushed a crocodile, and fights to a draw with it.