Fluchtweg unbekannt

Originaltitel: They Met in Bombay

1941
12
1 Std. 32 Min.

IMDb-BEWERTUNG

6,5/10

1404

IHRE BEWERTUNG

Clark Gable and Rosalind Russell in Fluchtweg unbekannt (1941)

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Globetrotting Adventure Heist Adventure Comedy Crime Drama Romance War

Füge eine Handlung in deiner Sprache hinzuA jewel thief and a con artist are rivals in the theft of a valuable gem as the Japanese army invades China.A jewel thief and a con artist are rivals in the theft of a valuable gem as the Japanese army invades China.A jewel thief and a con artist are rivals in the theft of a valuable gem as the Japanese army invades China.

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IMDb-BEWERTUNG

6,5/10

1404

IHRE BEWERTUNG

Siehe Produktionsinformationen bei IMDbPro

Hotel Manager
(as Edward Ciannelli)

Luis Alberni

Maitre d'hotel

Rosina Galli

Carmencita

Jay Novello

Bolo

Keye Luke

Mr. Toy
(Gelöschte Szenen)

Philip Ahn

Japanese Officer
(Nicht genannt)

Philson Ahn

Japanese Radio Man
(Nicht genannt)

Ernie Alexander

Sailor
(Nicht genannt)

Harry Allen

Soldier in Saloon
(Nicht genannt)

Jimmy Aubrey

Soldier in Saloon
(Nicht genannt)

Rama Bai

Restaurant Patron
(Nicht genannt)

William A. Boardway

Officer
(Nicht genannt)

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At the beginning of the movie, a friend of Gerald Meldrick is making an imitation of the Star of Asia. The film doesn't say what kind of gem it is, but there is a real Star of Asia. It's a 330-carat star sapphire. It is in the Smithsonian's National Museum of Natural History in Washington, D.C. The deep blue gem was mined in Burma (modern Myanmar) and is said to have belonged to the Maharajah of Jodhpur at one time. An even larger blue sapphire is the Star of India. The 563-carat gem is one of the largest of its kind in the world. It has a colorful history that includes being heisted in 1964 from the American Museum of Natural History in New York. The unusual stone, with stars on both sides, was recovered the following year. It was mined in Sri Lanka (formerly Ceylon) around the year 1600, but much of its past before the 20th century is clouded.

Patzer
When the Japanese soldiers confront Meldrick in the town square and, again, when the Japanese set an ambush on the road, they are wearing German "coal scuttle" helmets. In fact, contemporary photographs of the Japanese Army in China (e.g., during the Rape of Nanking) show Japanese soldiers with German army "coal scuttle" helmets, which, obviously, were purchased from Nazi Germany.

Zitate
Gerald Meldrick: It's my duty to arrest you... but how can a man put handcuffs on moonlight?

Verbindungen
Featured in Clark Gable: Tall, Dark and Handsome (1996)

Soundtracks
On the Road to Mandalay
(uncredited)
Music by Oley Speaks
Lyrics by Rudyard Kipling
Played several times as part of the score

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7/10

derivative with a neat twist

Clark Gable and Rosalind Russell team up in "They Met in Bombay," a 1941 film also starring Peter Lorre. The two are both thieves, both with their eye on a valuable necklace, when they meet - she posing as aristocracy, he posing as a detective. They end up on the lam and in love.

The fun part of this film takes place later on when Gable, trying to come up with an escape plan for the two of them, gets a uniform and poses as a soldier. Unfortunately, a situation arises and a superior officer grabs him off the street for special duty. He's then in a very difficult position indeed.

It's fun to watch the two stars together. MGM didn't always know what to do with Russell's strong beauty - in "Trouble for Two" she is extremely Garboesque - here, her hairstyle and makeup are pure Hedy Lamar. Either way, she looks great and gives a nice performance as a woman in love in spite of herself. Gable is charming and plays it dead serious, which makes his war duties even more bizarre, as he's totally believable. Peter Lorre is on hand for a touch of the sinister.

The script could have been stronger to support these two stars and a good story. Nevertheless, it's good, breezy entertainment.