What is so enjoyable, apart from Harry Wild's shimmering camerawork, is the tongue-in-cheek tone of the script and performances, best evidenced in the sparkling banter and innuendo between Mitchum and Russell.
Macao (1952)
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Reviews Counted:2
Fresh:1
Rotten:1
Average Rating:5.7/10
Runtime: 81 mins
Genre: Action/Adventure
Synopsis: Set in (where else?) Macao, China, film dramatizes the intertwined lives of three transplanted Americans: a droll, sexy chanteuse, a former soldier who's on-the-lam, and an undercover cop... Set in (where else?) Macao, China, film dramatizes the intertwined lives of three transplanted Americans: a droll, sexy chanteuse, a former soldier who's on-the-lam, and an undercover cop assigned to bring a local crime boss to justice. [More]
Starring: Robert Mitchum, Jane Russell, William Bendix, Gloria Grahame
Starring: Robert Mitchum, Jane Russell, William Bendix, Gloria Grahame, Thomas Gomez, Brad Dexter, Edward Ashley, Philip Ahn
Director: Josef Von Sternberg, Nicholas Ray
Director: Josef Von Sternberg, Nicholas Ray
Producer: Alex Gottlieb
Screenwriter: Bernard C. Schoenfeld, Stanley Rubin
Composer: Anthony Collins
Reviews for Macao
All the other ingredients, including Miss Russell's famed physique, are pretty much the same as have been tumbled into previous cheesecakes with Jane and Bob.
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