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They Met in Bombay ()

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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.
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Gerald Meldrick
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Anya Von Duren
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Captain Chang
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Duchess of Beltravers
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The General
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Inspector Cressney
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Hotel Manager (as Edward Ciannelli)
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Maitre d'hotel
Rosina Galli ...
Carmencita
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Bolo
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Mr. Toy (scenesDeleted)
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Japanese Officer (uncredited)
Philson Ahn ...
Japanese Radio Man (uncredited)
Ernie Alexander ...
Sailor (uncredited)
Harry Allen ...
Soldier in Saloon (uncredited)
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Soldier in Saloon (uncredited)
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Restaurant Patron (uncredited)
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Officer (uncredited)
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Undetermined Role (uncredited)
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European (uncredited)
John Burton ...
Doctor (uncredited)
James Carlisle ...
Restaurant Patron (uncredited)
Luke Chan ...
Radio Operator (uncredited)
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Officer (uncredited)
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Chinese Merchant (uncredited)
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Sergeant on Sidewalk (uncredited)
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Captain in Car (uncredited)
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Major in Car (uncredited)
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Young Lieutenant (uncredited)
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Corporal at Base (uncredited)
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Captain in Car (uncredited)
Oliver Cross ...
Restaurant Patron (uncredited)
Cliff Danielson ...
Private (uncredited)
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Restaurant Patron (uncredited)
William Edmunds ...
Hotel Barber (uncredited)
Gerald Fielding ...
Officer (uncredited)
E.L. Fisher-Smith ...
Corporal on Sidewalk (uncredited)
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Elder Foo Sing (uncredited)
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Woo Tau Woo (uncredited)
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Private (uncredited)
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Chief of Detectives (uncredited)
Roland Got ...
Young Foo Sing (uncredited)
Denis Green ...
Captain (uncredited)
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Nightclub Patron (uncredited)
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Car Driver (uncredited)
Lilyan Irene ...
Maid to Duchess (uncredited)
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Sergeant at Base (uncredited)
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Officer (uncredited)
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Restaurant Patron (uncredited)
Guy Kingsford ...
Corporal on Sidewalk (uncredited)
Tetsu Komai ...
Capt. Chang's First Mate (uncredited)
James B. Leong ...
Third Mate (uncredited)
Eric Lonsdale ...
Police Sergeant (uncredited)
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Japanese Officer (uncredited)
James T. Mack ...
Missionary (uncredited)
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Doctor (uncredited)
John Marston ...
Officer (uncredited)
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Man in Hotel Restaurant (uncredited)
Peggy McKim ...
Crying Child Under Truck (uncredited)
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Sergeant Major (uncredited)
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Restaurant Patron (uncredited)
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Private (uncredited)
Bob Okazaki ...
Japanese General (uncredited)
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Captain (uncredited)
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Restaurant Patron (uncredited)
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Barber (uncredited)
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Japanese Colonel (uncredited)
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Sentry (uncredited)
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Private (uncredited)
Evan Thomas ...
Officer (uncredited)
Cyril Thornton ...
Deputy Policeman (uncredited)
David Thursby ...
Sergeant on Sidewalk (uncredited)
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British Medical Major (uncredited)
Nanette Vallon ...
Beauty Operator (uncredited)
Leslie Vincent ...
Lt. Ashley (uncredited)
Gordon Wallace ...
Private (uncredited)
Adelaide Whytal ...
Old Lady (uncredited)
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Mrs. Ames, Nurse (uncredited)
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Hotel Desk Clerk (uncredited)
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Gin Long (uncredited)

Directed by

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Clarence Brown

Written by

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Edwin Justus Mayer ... (screen play) and
Anita Loos ... (screen play) and
Leon Gordon ... (screen play)
 
John H. Kafka ... (based on a story by) (as John Kafka)
 
Lawrence Hazard ... () (uncredited)
 
Melchior Lengyel ... () (uncredited)
 
R.C. Sherriff ... () (uncredited)

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Hunt Stromberg ... producer

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Herbert Stothart ... (music score)

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William H. Daniels ... director of photography (as William Daniels)

Editing by

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Blanche Sewell ... film editor

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Cedric Gibbons

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Edwin B. Willis ... (set decorations)

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Adrian ... (gowns)

Makeup Department

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Jack Dawn ... makeup creator
Sydney Guilaroff ... hair stylist: Miss Russell

Production Management

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Charles J. Hunt ... unit manager (uncredited)

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director

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Hugh Boswell ... assistant director (uncredited)
John Waters ... second unit director (uncredited)

Art Department

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Randall Duell ... associate art director

Sound Department

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Douglas Shearer ... recording director

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Warren Newcombe ... special effects

Costume and Wardrobe Department

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Gile Steele ... wardrobe: men
Eugene Joseff ... costume jeweller (uncredited)

Music Department

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Daniele Amfitheatrof ... composer: additional music (uncredited)
George Bassman ... composer: additional music (uncredited)
Murray Cutter ... orchestrator (uncredited)
Wally Heglin ... orchestrator (uncredited)
Paul Marquardt ... orchestrator (uncredited)
Joseph Nussbaum ... orchestrator (uncredited)

Additional Crew

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G.O.T. Bagley ... technical advisor (as Major G.O.T. Bagley)
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Plot Summary

The best-laid plans of jewel thief Gable and lady crook Russell fall apart when the thief unintentionally becomes a hero while posing as a British officer. Written by Ed Stephan

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Taglines Stealing jewels for profit . . . and hearts for pleasure! See more »
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Also Known As
  • Unholy Partners (United States)
  • The Uniform (United States)
  • L'aventure commence à Bombay (France)
  • Entre ladrones anda el amor (Aventura en Bombay) (Spain)
  • Aventura no Oriente (Brazil)
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Runtime
  • 92 min
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Box Office

Budget $1,380,000 (estimated)

Did You Know?

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Trivia At 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. See more »
Goofs The 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. See more »
Movie Connections Featured in Clark Gable: Tall, Dark and Handsome (1996). See more »
Soundtracks On the Road to Mandalay See more »
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.
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