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Aggiungi una trama nella tua linguaA 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.
Eduardo Ciannelli
- Hotel Manager
- (as Edward Ciannelli)
Philip Ahn
- Japanese Officer
- (non citato nei titoli originali)
Philson Ahn
- Japanese Radio Man
- (non citato nei titoli originali)
Ernie Alexander
- Sailor
- (non citato nei titoli originali)
Harry Allen
- Soldier in Saloon
- (non citato nei titoli originali)
Jimmy Aubrey
- Soldier in Saloon
- (non citato nei titoli originali)
Rama Bai
- Restaurant Patron
- (non citato nei titoli originali)
William A. Boardway
- Officer
- (non citato nei titoli originali)
Trama
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- QuizAt 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.
- BlooperWhen 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.
- Citazioni
Gerald Meldrick: It's my duty to arrest you... but how can a man put handcuffs on moonlight?
- ConnessioniFeatured in Clark Gable: Tall, Dark and Handsome (1996)
- Colonne sonoreOn the Road to Mandalay
(uncredited)
Music by Oley Speaks
Lyrics by Rudyard Kipling
Played several times as part of the score
Recensione in evidenza
I don't think I have ever seen Clark Gable in a bad movie, or with a sub par performance and this 1941 black and white film is no exception. Gable maintains his swagger throughout as Gerald Meldrick, a con man with a quick wit and an endless supply of phony names and costumes, but he is eventually positively influenced by his new romantic partner in crime Anya Von Duren (Rosalind Russell) and he finds himself outmatched when it comes down to the crunch to continue living a life of crime always on the move at a moments notice to avoid the authorities, or to do the right thing and fight for his country.
The film has a bit of romance, a bit of comedy, a bit of a con job and a lot of charm.
I give it a highly respectable 8 out of 10 IMDB rating. It is the type of film that is over before you want it to be finished. It is quite entertaining even some eight (80) years later. I must be an old soul because I just love these TCM movies.
The film has a bit of romance, a bit of comedy, a bit of a con job and a lot of charm.
I give it a highly respectable 8 out of 10 IMDB rating. It is the type of film that is over before you want it to be finished. It is quite entertaining even some eight (80) years later. I must be an old soul because I just love these TCM movies.
- Ed-Shullivan
- 24 giu 2021
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- 1.380.000 USD (previsto)
- Tempo di esecuzione1 ora 32 minuti
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