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Mandalay

Play trailer Poster for Mandalay 1934,  1h 5m,  Drama Play Trailer Watchlist
Watchlist - - 2 Reviews Tomatometer 46% 100+ Ratings Popcornmeter
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Without resources, Tanya (Kay Francis) is caught in the web of the Myanmar underworld. In Rangoon, the gorgeous woman is abandoned by her gunrunner boyfriend, Tony (Ricardo Cortez), to a powerful pimp named Nick (Warner Oland). Tanya refuses to join his brothel, but in time sees that her beauty is her only means of survival. With her ill-gotten gains, Tanya starts a new life in Mandalay and falls in love with surgeon Gregory (Lyle Talbot) -- but her past soon catches up with her.

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Helen Brown Norden Vanity Fair Jun 6, 2019
Kay Francis goes wrong in the Orient and Warner Bros, went wrong on this picture. Go to Full Review
John Beifuss Commercial Appeal (Memphis, TN) May 13, 2013
3/4
Gauzy curtains and other bits of decor add eye-pleasing depth and complexity to Curtiz's compositions while also suggesting the layers of society and morality that Kay Francis must negotiate to recover her pride. Go to Full Review
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Cast & Crew

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Michael Curtiz

Director

Kay Francis

Tanya Borisoff, aka Spot White and Marjorie Lang

Ricardo Cortez

Tony Evans

Lyle Talbot

Dr. Gregory Burton

Warner Oland

Nick

Ruth Donnelly

Mrs. Peters

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Mandalay

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Synopsis Without resources, Tanya (Kay Francis) is caught in the web of the Myanmar underworld. In Rangoon, the gorgeous woman is abandoned by her gunrunner boyfriend, Tony (Ricardo Cortez), to a powerful pimp named Nick (Warner Oland). Tanya refuses to join his brothel, but in time sees that her beauty is her only means of survival. With her ill-gotten gains, Tanya starts a new life in Mandalay and falls in love with surgeon Gregory (Lyle Talbot) -- but her past soon catches up with her.
Director
Michael Curtiz
Producer
Robert Presnell Sr.
Screenwriter
Paul Hervey Fox, Austin Parker, Charles Kenyon
Distributor
Warner Bros.
Production Co
First National Pictures
Genre
Drama
Original Language
English
Release Date (Theaters)
Feb 10, 1934, Original
Runtime
1h 5m
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