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The Green Goddess (1930): A Pre-Code Adventure Classic
The Green Goddess is a 1930 adventure film directed by Alfred E. Green, based on a stage play by William Archer. It stars George Arliss as the Rajah of Rukh, who holds three British citizens captive following a plane crash in the Himalayas. The captives face execution as retribution for the impending death of the Rajah's brothers at the hands of British forces. The film follows their desperate attempt to signal for help before they are sacrificed to a local deity.