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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.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
- (uncredited)
Philson Ahn
- Japanese Radio Man
- (uncredited)
Ernie Alexander
- Sailor
- (uncredited)
Harry Allen
- Soldier in Saloon
- (uncredited)
Jimmy Aubrey
- Soldier in Saloon
- (uncredited)
Rama Bai
- Restaurant Patron
- (uncredited)
William A. Boardway
- Officer
- (uncredited)
Storyline
Did you know
- TriviaAt 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.
- GoofsThe Japanese soldiers shown are wearing German Stahlhelm helmets; however, they are wearing them backwards. Evidently the producers could not find any standard issue Japanese helmets and used the reversed German helmets. The Japanese did use this helmet, as they were superior to other helmets of the time, when they could get them from the beaten Chinese troops who had been issued these at the beginning of the war.
- Quotes
Gerald Meldrick: Easy now, we're not caught yet.
Anya Von Duren: No, we're not, are we?
[They embrace and kiss]
Gerald Meldrick: I'm a liar... I'm caught alright.
Anya Von Duren: So am I.
- ConnectionsFeatured in Clark Gable: Tall, Dark and Handsome (1996)
- SoundtracksOn the Road to Mandalay
(uncredited)
Music by Oley Speaks
Lyrics by Rudyard Kipling
Played several times as part of the score
Featured review
And they should have passed each other by.
One of those Hollywood booboos - one of many - that passed their scrutinization with their typical blind eye. Both eyes, in fact., wide open but unseeing. What started off as mildly amusing, turned, post haste, into a mish-mash of morass. To begin with, Clark Gable and Rosalind Russell are jewel thieves, independent of one another in their thievery, outwitting one another in the heist of a priceless necklace owned by the grande dame, Jessie Ralph, who plays drunk well. No surprise here, they hook up by hook and crook, and continue thieving, often taking from regular old small business owners, which was not funny at all. Peter Lorre, somehow or other, shows up as another character of bad character, his specialty. No big surprise, duplicitous character, in this case, a cargo ship captain who is anxious to betray his new passengers and attain the stolen goods for a handsome reward. Eventually, and for the final too many minutes, Gable is suddenly in the military, receiving honors as a hero. Russell underplaying for a change, proves she did not have to indulge in ham when she wanted to. Gable, all smirk and grin and raised eyebrow and innuendo, is Gable. Better to get on a slow boat to China then join this crew of miscreants.
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- dstanwyck
- Nov 10, 2022
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Box office
- Budget
- $1,380,000 (estimated)
- Runtime1 hour 32 minutes
- Color
- Aspect ratio
- 1.37 : 1
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