Kim

Set in India during the British colonial period, Kim follows the title character, an orphaned boy of mixed British and Indian parentage who survives on the streets of Calcutta. Fluent in local languages and customs, he hides his English origins while working as a messenger. His life changes when he becomes the disciple of a wandering Buddhist lama, and his talents bring him to the attention of Colonel Creighton, who recruits him for intelligence work. Kim is drawn between his loyalty to the lama and the demands of a secret mission that pairs him with the horse trader and agent Mahbub Ali.

The film is an adaptation of Rudyard Kipling's novel, directed by Victor Saville. It was his third feature in the chronological list of his directing credits, following Kitty (1929) and Conspirator (1949). Dean Stockwell plays the boy, Errol Flynn appears as Mahbub Ali, and Paul Lukas plays the lama, with Robert Douglas, Thomas Gomez and Cecil Kellaway in supporting roles. Leon Gordon produced, and the screenplay was written by Gordon, Helen Deutsch and Richard Schayer.

Released in December 1950 by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, the film runs 113 minutes and blends adventure, drama and family elements. On TMDB it holds a rating of 6.5 out of 10 from 30 votes, a modest score suggesting a mixed but limited response from that audience.