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The Adventures of Marco Polo ()

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Adventurer Marco Polo travels to China, where he finds the Emperor Kublai Khan, court intrigue, danger, and unexpected love.
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Marco Polo
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Princess Kukachin
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Ahmed
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Kublai Khan
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Nazama
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Binguccio
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Kaidu
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Chen Tsu
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Chamberlain (as Robert Grieg)
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Persian Ambassador
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Nicolo Polo
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Visakha
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Bayan
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Toctai
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Maid
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Ahmed's Aide (uncredited)
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Giuseppi - Venetian Business Man (uncredited)
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Venetian Business Man (uncredited)
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Mongol Guard (uncredited)
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Kaidu Officer (uncredited)
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Mongol Warrior (uncredited)
Leo Fielding ...
Kaidu Officer (uncredited)
Anne Graham ...
Woman (uncredited)
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Kaidu Maid (uncredited)
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Maffeo Polo (uncredited)
Eugene Hoo ...
Chen Tsu's Son (uncredited)
Mia Ichioka ...
Court Girl (uncredited)
Harry Kerus ...
Kaidu Guard (uncredited)
James B. Leong ...
Tartar Warrior (uncredited)
Diana Moncardo ...
Court Girl (uncredited)
Mrs. Ng ...
Chen Tsu's Mother (uncredited)
Helen Quan ...
Chen Tsu's Daughter (uncredited)
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Kaidu Officer (uncredited)
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Messenger (uncredited)
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Mongol Warrior (uncredited)
Evelyn Terry ...
Court Girl (uncredited)
Diane Toy ...
Kaidu Entertainer (uncredited)
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Venetian Business Man (uncredited)
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Guard with Chamberlain (uncredited)
Joe Woody ...
Kaidu Officer (uncredited)
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Chen Tsu's Wife (uncredited)
Dora Young ...
Court Girl (uncredited)
Gloria Youngblood ...
Court Girl (uncredited)

Directed by

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Archie Mayo
John Cromwell ... (uncredited)

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Robert E. Sherwood ... (screen play)
 
N.A. Pogson ... (based on a story by)

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Samuel Goldwyn ... producer
George Haight ... associate producer

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Hugo Friedhofer

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Rudolph Maté ... (photography)
Archie Stout ... (photography)

Editing by

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Fred Allen

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Richard Day

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Julia Heron ... (uncredited)

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Omar Kiam ... (costumes)
Marjorie Best ... (uncredited)

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director

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Ralph Ceder ... second unit director (uncredited)
John Ford ... second unit director (uncredited) (unconfirmed)
Walter Mayo ... assistant director (uncredited)

Art Department

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Lance Baxter ... assistant art director
John DeCuir ... graphic designer (uncredited)

Sound Department

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Oscar Lagerstrom ... sound recorder
Thomas T. Moulton ... sound (uncredited)

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James Basevi ... special effects

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Richard Farnsworth ... stunts (uncredited)
Slim Talbot ... stunt double: Gary Cooper (uncredited)

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Eugene Joseff ... costume jeweller (uncredited)

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Alfred Newman ... musical director
Edward B. Powell ... orchestrator (uncredited)

Additional Crew

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Samuel Goldwyn ... presenter
John M. Nickolaus ... tinting and toning supervisor (uncredited)
Chester Seay ... archery instructor (uncredited)
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Plot Summary

Marco Polo travels from Venice to Peking, where he quickly discovers spaghetti and gunpowder and falls in love with the Emperor's daughter. The Emperor Kublai Khan is a kindly fellow, but his evil aide Ahmed wants to get rid of Kublai Khan so he can be emperor, and to get rid of Marco Polo so he can marry the princess. Ahmed sends Marco Polo to the West to fight barbarians, but he returns just in time to save the day. Written by John Oswalt

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Taglines Laughter...Romance...Adventure! (original poster) See more »
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Also Known As
  • Les aventures de Marco Polo (France)
  • Las aventuras de Marco Polo (Spain)
  • Aventurile lui Marco Polo (Romania)
  • Las aventuras de Marco Polo (Argentina)
  • Marco Polo kalandjai (Hungary)
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  • 104 min
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Budget $2,000,000 (estimated)

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Trivia The film did poorly at the box-office, becoming the biggest flop up to that time for both Gary Cooper and Samuel Goldwyn; it was estimated that it lost close to $700,000. The film was criticized for many reasons but chief among them was the casting of Gary Cooper in the lead role - many felt the part called for a brash, swashbuckling hero rather than the low-key cowboy persona that Cooper exemplified. It is interesting to note, then, the man who first brought the idea to Goldwyn: swashbuckler extraordinaire Douglas Fairbanks. See more »
Goofs When Marco crosses a bridge, his party is attacked and his horse is driven over a cliff. A safety wire is clearly visible on the rider. See more »
Movie Connections Featured in History Brought to Life (1950). See more »
Soundtracks Charming Eyes See more »
Crazy Credits Opening credits prologue: FOREWORD: Marco Polo lived in Venice seven hundred years ago. He was the first European to visit China and write the story of his adventures in that land of magic and mystery. He was also the first traveling salesman. . . . . . . See more »
Quotes Chen Tsu: You have never seen food like this before?
Marco Polo: No. What is it? Snakes?
Chen Tsu: No! No, it has been eaten by the poor people in China for generations. We call it 'spah- get'.
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