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      Calcutta

      1947 1h 23m Adventure List
      Reviews 30% Audience Score Fewer than 50 Ratings Cargo-plane pilots (Alan Ladd, William Bendix) link their buddy's strangulation to smugglers flying gems out of India. Read More Read Less

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      Nicholas Bell IONCINEMA.com Filled with misogynistic bits, the film's highlights are a crafty Edith King as the storeowner who sold Bill the prized scarab diamond and June Duprez as a sympathetic and underutilized nightclub singer. Rated: 2.5/5 Jul 30, 2020 Full Review Sean Axmaker Turner Classic Movies Online The most startling aspect of the production is the extreme poverty and squalor that he captures with his camera. Oct 13, 2007 Full Review Dennis Schwartz Dennis Schwartz Movie Reviews Entertaining potboiler. Rated: B Nov 1, 2004 Full Review Read all reviews

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      Audience Member Routine mystery suffers from Ladd's seeming indifference to his character in the lead and Gail Russell's unsuitability for her role. A lovely actress, her looks had not been destroyed by her extreme alcoholism at this point, her presence is too gentle to be convincing as the sort of femme fatale that was Ladd's frequent partner, Veronica Lake's stock in trade. The best performance comes from supporting player Edith King, in her screen debut, as the shady but very fun Mrs. Smith who though it's never stated outright is obviously the local madame as well as involved in other shady doings. The picture comes to life whenever she enters the scene. It's a pity her role isn't larger. Otherwise this is a standard actioner that the studios pumped out weekly to keep product in the theatres during the Golden Age. Rated 2 out of 5 stars 02/27/23 Full Review bill t Somewhat dull whodunit noir featuring Ladd trying to figure out how one of his friends was killed. Best scene is the first, as it's hammered home the movie's location repeatedly. Rated 2 out of 5 stars 03/30/23 Full Review Read all reviews Post a rating

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      Synopsis Cargo-plane pilots (Alan Ladd, William Bendix) link their buddy's strangulation to smugglers flying gems out of India.
      Director
      John Farrow
      Genre
      Adventure
      Original Language
      English
      Runtime
      1h 23m