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Singapore (1947)
After the war, Matt Gordon returns to Singapore to retrieve a fortune in smuggled pearls. Arrived, he reminisces in flashback about his prewar fiancée, alluring Linda, and her disappearance during the Japanese attack. But now Linda resurfaces...with amnesia and married to rich planter Van Leyden. Meanwhile, sinister fence Mauribus schemes to get Matt's pearls.
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After the war, Matt Gordon returns to Singapore to retrieve a fortune in smuggled pearls. Arrived, he reminisces in flashback about his prewar fiancée, alluring Linda, and her disappearance during the Japanese attack. But now Linda resurfaces...with amnesia and married to rich planter Van Leyden. Meanwhile, sinister fence Mauribus schemes to get Matt's pearls.
Rating:NR
Genre:Adventure, Romance, Crime
Written By:Robert Thoeren, Seton I. Miller
In Theaters:8/13/1947
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Runtime:79 minutes
Studio:Universal International Pictures
Cast
John Brahm
Director
Fred MacMurray
Matt Gordon
Ava Gardner
Linda Grahame / Ann Van Leyden
Roland Culver
Michael Van Leyden
Richard Haydn
Deputy Commissioner Hewitt
Spring Byington
Mrs. Bellows
Thomas Gomez
Mr. Mauribus
Porter Hall
Mr. Bellows
George Lloyd
Sascha Barda
Maylia Fong
Ming Ling
Holmes Herbert
Rev. Barnes
Edith Evanson
Mrs. Barnes
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