Summaries

After WW2, an American skipper returns to Singapore to retrieve his hidden stash of pearls and finds his lost fiancée who now has amnesia.

After the war, Matt Gordon returns to Singapore to retrieve a fortune in smuggled pearls. Arrived, he reminisces in flashback about his prewar fiancée, alluring Linda, and her disappearance during the Japanese attack. But now Linda resurfaces...with amnesia and married to rich planter Van Leyden. Meanwhile, sinister fence Mauribus schemes to get Matt's pearls.—Rod Crawford <[email protected]>

In prewar Singapore, Matt Gordon meets and falls in love with Linda Grahame. But, during the Japanese attack and invasion, he loses contact with her. Five years later he returns to Singapore to recover some stolen pearls and accidentally meets Linda, who is suffering from amnesia and does not remember the years before the war, and is married to an Englishman she met while interned in a Japanese prison camp.—Les Adams <[email protected]>

Details

Keywords
  • fiance fiancee relationship
  • flashback
  • pearl necklace
  • gin sling
  • romantic triangle
Genres
  • Action
  • Adventure
  • Crime
  • Romance
  • Film-Noir
Release date Nov 13, 1947
Motion Picture Rating (MPA) Approved
Countries of origin United States
Language English Mandarin
Filming locations Palmdale, California, USA
Production companies Universal International Pictures (UI)

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Tech specs

Runtime 1h 19m
Color Black and White
Aspect ratio 1.37 : 1

Synopsis

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