oh... and speaking of Kipling... the film Gunga Din is a classic and I got quite the shock as a kid to finally read the poem and see the vast difference. Loved the theme music as well.

That said... the film is still a classic adventure and even had a goofy knock off called Sargents Three with Sinatra & the Rat Pack as US Calvery. I saw that back in the '60s and knew immediately what they had ripped off.