polos
adventures of marco polo b & w
gary cooper stars in this lavish and often comic retelling of the life of the famed italian explorer . marco polo cooper crosses the sea in search of treasure and adventure with the help of his loyal if cowardly sidekick binguccio ernest truex and finds both in china where as the nations first european visitor he is introduced to several practical innovations such as pasta and explosives . he is also introduced to kublai khan george barbier chinas wise and benevolent emperor and the emperors lovely daughter princess kukuchin sigrid gurie . romance begins to bloom between marco and the princess but ahmed basil rathbone the emperors ill tempered assistant also has his eyes on the princess and he is determined to win her hand and usurp kublai khan as chinas leader . the adventures of marco polo was part of a major star build up that producer samuel goldwyn had engineered for actress sigrid gurie but much of goldwyn s publicity eventually backfired when it was learned that his norwegian discovery the siren of the fjords was born in the less exotic locale of brooklyn new york . mark deming all movie guide .
adventures of marco polo b & w
actors richard alexander george barbier reginald barlow binnie barnes ward bond gary cooper stanley fields ferdinand gottschalk greta granstedt robert greig sigrid gurie alan hale hale hamilton harold huber henry kolker james b. leong lotus liu basil rathbone jason robards sr. ernest truex lana turner theodore von eltz h.b. warner soo yong aspect ratio b & w created by stage pcm created date 2014 08 23 11 14 39.0 duration 104 dvd region code 1 languages english modified by stage pcm modified date 2015 03 27 19 37 08.0 mpaa rating nr release date 1179792000000 studio & production company mgm