gunga din ( 1939 ) be base on rudyard kipling poem . the movie be direct by george stevens . it set in india during the 19th century where three british soldier have to stop an evil guru and his murderous cult . gunga din be a marvelous adventure war comedy with plenty of thrill moment . the three lead men be brilliant . cary grant be sgt . archibald cutter and victor mclaglen be sgt . mac macchesney and douglas fairbanks jr. ( the son of the legendary you know who ) be sgt . thomas ballantine . let not forget the other fine player who include sam jaffe play gunga din himself in a brilliant way . the beautiful and gifted joan fontaine be emaline stebbins . it awfully fun to watch the difficulty of tommy and emmy wedding plan . gunga din be awfully lot of fun . it can be funny and it can be thrill . it can be everything a good movie require .