The read
Audiences rate it 22 points higher than critics do. Most of the 141 1950s adventure movies in this catalog score higher. It runs a compact 1h 21m.
Synopsis
Nick Cochran, an American in exile in Macao, has a chance to restore his name by helping capture an international crime lord. Undercover, can he mislead the bad guys and still woo the attractive singer/petty crook, Julie Benson?
Ratings
IMDb6.6/10
Rotten Tomatoes44%
Audiences rate it 22 points higher than critics do.
53 audience votes
Key crew
- Josef von SternbergDirector
- Stanley RubinScreenplay
- Bernard C. SchoenfeldScreenplay
- Anthony CollinsOriginal Music Composer
- Edward ChodorovWriter
- Frank L. MossWriter
- George BrickerWriter
- Norman KatkovWriter
Cast
- Robert MitchumNick Cochran
- Jane RussellJulie Benson
- William BendixLawrence C. Trumble
- Thomas GomezLt. Sebastian
- Gloria GrahameMargie
- Brad DexterVincent Halloran
- Edward AshleyMartin Stewart
- Philip AhnItzumi
- Vladimir SokoloffKwan Sum Tang
- Abdullah AbbasArabian (uncredited)
- Rico AlanizBus Driver (uncredited)
- Trevor BardetteAlvaris (uncredited)
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Themes
mistaken identityfilm noirnightclub singermacaogambling houseferry