The Adventures of Marco Polo (1938) - film review
Archie Mayo, John Cromwell, John Ford
Adventure / Biography / Romance

Summary
The Adventures of Marco Polo is an American adventure film first released in 1938,
directed by Archie Mayo, John Cromwell and John Ford.
The film stars Gary Cooper, Sigrid Gurie, Basil Rathbone, George Barbier and Binnie Barnes.
Our overall rating for this film is: good.
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Credits
- Director: Archie Mayo, John Cromwell, John Ford
- Script: N.A. Pogson, Robert E. Sherwood
- Music: Hugo Friedhofer
- Cast: Gary Cooper (Marco Polo), Sigrid Gurie (Princess Kukachin), Basil Rathbone (Ahmed), George Barbier (Kublai Khan), Binnie Barnes (Nazama), Ernest Truex (Binguccio), Alan Hale (Kaidu), H.B. Warner (Chen Tsu), Robert Greig (Chamberlain), Ferdinand Gottschalk (Persian Ambassador), Henry Kolker (Nicolo Polo), Lotus Liu (Visakha), Stanley Fields (Bayan), Harold Huber (Toctai), Lana Turner (Nazama’s Maid), Richard Alexander (Ahmed’s Aide), Reginald Barlow (Giuseppi – Venetian Business Man), Granville Bates (Venetian Business Man), Ward Bond (Mongol Guard), Harry Cording (Kaidu Officer), Richard Farnsworth, Leo Fielding (Kaidu Officer), Anne Graham (Woman), Greta Granstedt (Kaidu Maid), Hale Hamilton (Maffeo Polo), Eugene Hoo (Chen Tsu’s Son), Mia Ichioka (Court Girl), Harry Kerus (Kaidu Guard), James B. Leong (Tartar Warrior), Diana Moncardo (Court Girl), Helen Quan (Chen Tsu’s Daughter), Dick Rich (Kaidu Officer), Jason Robards Sr. (Messenger), Evelyn Terry, Diane Toy (Kaidu Entertainer), Theodore von Eltz (Venetian Business Man), Harry Wilson (Guard with Chamberlain), Joe Woody (Kaidu Officer), Soo Yong (Chen Tsu’s Wife), Gloria Youngblood (Court Girl), Dora Young (Court Girl)
- Country: USA
- Language: English
- Runtime: 104 min; B&W
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