Forsythe (Franchot Tone) and inexperienced Lt.Donald Stone (Richard Cromwell) - the raw and untested son of the garrison's high-ranking commander.[Major Hamilton had arranged - without the knowledge of the colonel - for his son o be with the Bengal Lancers.He then rushed to seriously-injured Lorna's side and thankfully realized she would survive, because she had worn two bullet-proof vests.All eyes are glued upon the lone figure, as he strides along the wooden sidewalk.The telegraph agent phones an individual named "Pete" about he stranger's arrival.On the porch of the dusty hotel, the stranger is suspiciously confronted by Coley Trimble (Ernest Borgnine) and Hector David (Lee Marvin).An Englishwoman alone in a country like Siam.They were to be greeted on board the ship by a royal barge carrying "half-naked" Kralahome (Martin Benson), King Mongkut's confidant ("right-hand man") and Siam's Prime Minister.