Movie
Macao
Overview
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?
Details
- Release date
- 1952-04-11
- Runtime
- 81 min
- Genres
- Adventure, Drama, Romance, Crime
- Status
- Released
- Production
- RKO Radio Pictures
- Country
- United States of America
- Original language
- EN
Cast
- Robert Mitchum as Nick Cochran
- Jane Russell as Julie Benson
- William Bendix as Lawrence C. Trumble
- Thomas Gomez as Lt. Sebastian
- Gloria Grahame as Margie
- Brad Dexter as Vincent Halloran
- Edward Ashley as Martin Stewart
- Philip Ahn as Itzumi
- Vladimir Sokoloff as Kwan Sum Tang
- Abdullah Abbas as Arabian (uncredited)
- Rico Alaniz as Bus Driver (uncredited)
- Trevor Bardette as Alvaris (uncredited)
Crew
- Josef von Sternberg - Director
- Edward Chodorov - Writer
- Frank L. Moss - Writer
- George Bricker - Writer
- Norman Katkov - Writer
- Stanley Rubin - Screenplay
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