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Macao

Play trailer Poster for Macao 1952,  1h 20m,  Crime/ Drama Play Trailer Watchlist
Watchlist 33% 9 Reviews Tomatometer 59% 250+ Ratings Popcornmeter
33% Tomatometer 9 Reviews 59% Popcornmeter 250+ Ratings
On a boat from Hong Kong, a trio of outsiders -- entertainer Julie Benson (Jane Russell), disgraced American serviceman Nick Cochran (Robert Mitchum) and tourist Lawrence C. Trumble (William Bendix) -- becomes involved with Vincent Halloran (Brad Dexter), a crooked casino boss from the exotic Portuguese colony of Macao. But when Halloran hears that one of the three new arrivals is working undercover for the police, the previously friendly gangster decides to bare his teeth.

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Dave Kehr Chicago Reader Oct 23, 2007
Sternberg's personality survives; what's missing is the soul that might have turned the artifice and self-parody into poetry. Go to Full Review
Geoff Andrew Time Out Jun 24, 2006
What is so enjoyable, apart from Harry Wild's shimmering camerawork, is the tongue-in-cheek tone of the script and performances, best evidenced in the sparkling banter and innuendo between Mitchum and Russell. Go to Full Review
Bosley Crowther New York Times Mar 25, 2006
2/5
All the other ingredients, including Miss Russell's famed physique, are pretty much the same as have been tumbled into previous cheesecakes with Jane and Bob. Go to Full Review
Matt Brunson Film Frenzy Sep 6, 2026
2.5/4
A troubled production didn’t prevent 1951’s His Kind of Woman from emerging as an excellent movie — the same can’t be said of Macao, which, like the earlier picture, starred Robert Mitchum and Jane Russell and was overseen by Howard Hughes. Go to Full Review
Paul Brenner Filmcritic.com Mar 18, 2009
2/5
a load of atmosphere and malarkey in search of a coherent storyline Go to Full Review
David Nusair Reel Film Reviews Feb 4, 2007
1.5/4
...a slow-paced, thoroughly dull piece of work... Go to Full Review
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Cast & Crew

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Josef von Sternberg

Director

Robert Mitchum

Nick Cochran

Jane Russell

Julie Benson

William Bendix

Lawrence C. Trumble

Thomas Gomez

Lt. Sebastian

Gloria Grahame

Margie

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Macao

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Movie Info

Synopsis On a boat from Hong Kong, a trio of outsiders -- entertainer Julie Benson (Jane Russell), disgraced American serviceman Nick Cochran (Robert Mitchum) and tourist Lawrence C. Trumble (William Bendix) -- becomes involved with Vincent Halloran (Brad Dexter), a crooked casino boss from the exotic Portuguese colony of Macao. But when Halloran hears that one of the three new arrivals is working undercover for the police, the previously friendly gangster decides to bare his teeth.
Director
Josef von Sternberg
Producer
Alex Gottlieb
Production Co
RKO Radio Pictures Inc.
Genre
Crime, Drama
Original Language
English
Release Date (Theaters)
Apr 30, 1952, Original
Release Date (Streaming)
Jan 1, 2009
Runtime
1h 20m
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