Singapore Woman

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5.8/10

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David Bruce and Brenda Marshall in Singapore Woman (1941)

A switched-locale remake of "Dangerous (1935)" about a jinxed, hard-luck dame , Vicki Moore (Brenda Marshall), and the men who show her that life is worth living no matter how ponderous and complicated.

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A switched-locale remake of Dangerous (1935) about a jinxed, hard-luck dame, Vicki Moore (Brenda Marshall), and the men who show her that life is worth living no matter how ponderous and com... Read allA switched-locale remake of Dangerous (1935) about a jinxed, hard-luck dame, Vicki Moore (Brenda Marshall), and the men who show her that life is worth living no matter how ponderous and complicated.A switched-locale remake of Dangerous (1935) about a jinxed, hard-luck dame, Vicki Moore (Brenda Marshall), and the men who show her that life is worth living no matter how ponderous and complicated.

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5.8/10

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Singapore Woman (1941) is an American romantic drama directed by Jean Negulesco and starring Brenda Marshall, David Bruce and Virginia Field. The Warner Bros. B picture is a remake of Dangerous (1935) using leftover sets from The Letter (1940). The story was based on Laird Doyle's story "Hard Luck Dame". At one point, both Ida Lupino and Jeffrey Lynn were attached to the project but the latter was suspended by the studio after refusing to play in the film. Although Negulesco was the sole credited director, he left the production and the film was completed by producer Harlan Thompson.

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Frieda: There you are kiddies, the magic spell of the Orient.

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References The Letter (1940)

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Ochi Tchornya (Dark Eyes)
(uncredited)
Traditional Russian ballad
Sung by an unidentified woman at the Crow's Nest, with a piano accompaniment
Reprised by them at the Crow's Nest near the end

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7/10

The real problem with this movie...

The movie's problem isn't the reuse sets or the reused plot. The new settings and the old plot are fine. The problem is that a down and out Brenda Marshall still looks better than most women do when they are dressed up. In "Dangerous" when Bette Davis is on the skids, she looks it. Brenda Marshall was meant to play society dames not drunks in sleazy bars drinking straight gin. She is not believable. Her attempt to channel Bette Davis's abuse from "Of Human Bondage" doesn't ring true.

Her recovery from alcoholism is too abrupt and her constant changes of mood leave one reeling. This could have been a much better movie with a character actress in the lead.