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6.7/10   859 votes
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Writers:
Bernard C. Schoenfeld (screenplay) and
Stanley Rubin (screenplay) ...
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Release Date:
30 April 1952 (USA) more
Tagline:
A sultry chanteuse, a hunk on the lam and a fortune in stolen gems. more
Plot:
A sultry night club singer, a man who has also traveled to many exotic ports and a salesman meet aboard... more | add synopsis
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Cast

  (in credits order) (verified as complete)

Robert Mitchum ... Nick Cochran

Jane Russell ... Julie Benson
William Bendix ... Lawrence C. Trumble
Thomas Gomez ... Lt. Sebastian

Gloria Grahame ... Margie
Brad Dexter ... Vincent Halloran
Edward Ashley ... Martin Stewart
Philip Ahn ... Itzumi
Vladimir Sokoloff ... Kwan Sum Tang
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Everett Glass ... Garcia (unconfirmed)
Abdullah Abbas ... Arabian (uncredited)
Rico Alaniz ... Bus driver (uncredited)
Trevor Bardette ... Alvaris (uncredited)
Genevieve Bell ... Woman passenger (uncredited)
Truman Bradley ... Narrator (voice) (uncredited)
George Chan ... Chinese photographer (uncredited)
W.T. Chang ... Old fisherman (uncredited)
Spencer Chan ... Hood (uncredited)
John Daheim ... Det. Lt. Daniel Lombardy (uncredited)
Art Dupuis ... Portuguese pilot (uncredited)
Lee Tung Foo ... Merchant (uncredited)
Nacho Galindo ... Bus driver (uncredited)
H.W. Gim ... Sampan pilot (uncredited)
Phil Harron ... Sikh (uncredited)
Sheldon Jett ... Dutch tourist (uncredited)
Harold J. Kennedy ... Drunken lecherous salesman (uncredited)
Marc Krah ... Desk clerk (uncredited)
Tommy H. Lee ... Chinese victim (uncredited)
James B. Leong ... Hood (uncredited)
Weaver Levy ... Chang (uncredited)
Alex Montoya ... Bartender (uncredited)
Walter Ng ... Fisherman (uncredited)
Manuel París ... Bartender (uncredited)
Emory Parnell ... Ship's captain (uncredited)
Alfredo Santos ... Hood (uncredited)
May Takasugi ... The barber (uncredited)
Philip Van Zandt ... Customs official (uncredited)
Michael Visaroff ... Russian doorman (uncredited)
Iris Wong ... Croupier (uncredited)
William Yip ... Rickshaw driver (uncredited)
Maria Sen Young ... Croupier (uncredited)
Don Zelaya ... Gimpy (piano player) (uncredited)
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Directed by
Josef von Sternberg 
Mel Ferrer (uncredited)
Nicholas Ray (uncredited)
Robert Stevenson (uncredited)
 
Writing credits
Bernard C. Schoenfeld (screenplay) and
Stanley Rubin (screenplay)

Robert Creighton Williams (story) (as Bob Williams)

George Bricker  uncredited
Edward Chodorov  uncredited
Norman Katkov  uncredited
Frank L. Moss  uncredited
Walter Newman  dialogue (uncredited)

Produced by
Samuel Bischoff .... executive producer
Alex Gottlieb .... producer
Howard Hughes .... executive producer (uncredited)
 
Original Music by
Anthony Collins 
 
Cinematography by
Harry J. Wild (director of photography)
 
Film Editing by
Samuel E. Beetley 
Robert Golden 
 
Art Direction by
Ralph Berger 
Albert S. D'Agostino 
 
Set Decoration by
Harley Miller 
Darrell Silvera 
 
Costume Design by
Michael Woulfe (gowns)
 
Makeup Department
Mel Berns .... makeup artist
Larry Germain .... hair stylist
 
Production Management
Jerry Wald .... production supervisor: additional photography (uncredited)
 
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
James E. Casey .... assistant director: additional photography (uncredited)
Richard Davol .... second unit director (uncredited)
William Dorfman .... assistant director: additional photography (uncredited)
Lowell J. Farrell .... assistant director (uncredited)
 
Art Department
Keye Luke .... painter: murals (uncredited)
Edward Vorkapich .... sketch artist (uncredited)
 
Sound Department
Clem Portman .... sound
Earl A. Wolcott .... sound (as Earl Wolcott)
 
Music Department
C. Bakaleinikoff .... musical director
Hugh Martin .... vocal arranger
 
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Additional Details

Runtime:
81 min
Country:
Aspect Ratio:
1.37 : 1 more
Sound Mix:
Mono (RCA Sound System)
Certification:
USA:Approved (certificate #14783) | Canada:PG (video rating) | Finland:K-16 | Spain:T | Sweden:15
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Both Joyce Mackenzie and Jane Greer were considered for the part eventually played by Gloria Grahame, wife of uncredited co-director Nicholas Ray. more
Quotes:
Halloran: How 'bout two weeks salary in advance?
Julie Benson: This is one time I won't say no.
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6 out of 10 people found the following review useful.
Film Noir Lite, 10 July 2006
7/10
Author: Prof-Hieronymos-Grost from Ireland

Vincent Halloran (Brad Dexter) is an American ex pat Casino owner in Macao with a sideline for fencing hot jewellery. The American authorities are after him but he must travel beyond the three mile limit, into international waters before he can be apprehended, so when three Americans arrive off a ship,Nick Cochran(Robert Mitchum) , Julie Benson(Jane Russell) and Lawrence C. Trumble(William Bendix), Halloran's stooge policeman Lt. Sebastian (Thomas Gomez) informs him that one might just be a police man after him. Halloran employs Julie as a singer and makes Cochran an offer he cant refuse, a bag load of money to leave Macao,Cochrans first mistake is to refuse the money his second is to unwittingly offer Halloran jewellery stolen from him. As you might expect from another troubled RKO production this doesn't always make sense but the dialogue is great as is the rapport between the leads and the film if not taken too seriously is a lot of fun, shame about the bare bones DVD

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