Calcutta

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Calcutta

"Adventure In The Far East ! Battling Buddies Gunning For Trouble !"

1946

1h 23m

6.4(20 votes)

Crime

Drama

Overview

Neale and Pedro fly cargo between Chungking and Calcutta. When their buddy Bill is murdered they investigate. Neale meets Bill's fiancée Virginia and becomes suspicious of a deeper plot while also falling for her charms.

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Paramount Pictures

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Cast & crew

10 featured cast members

Starring

Alan Ladd

Alan Ladd

Neale Gordon

Gail Russell

Gail Russell

Virginia Moore

William Bendix

William Bendix

Pedro Blake

June Duprez

June Duprez

Marina Tanev

Lowell Gilmore

Lowell Gilmore

Eric Lasser

Edith King

Edith King

Mrs. Smith

Paul Singh

Mul Raj Malik

Gavin Muir

Gavin Muir

Inspector Kendricks

John Whitney

John Whitney

Bill Cunningham

Benson Fong

Benson Fong

Young Chinese Clerk

Creative team

Directed by: John Farrow
Written by: Seton I. Miller
Produced by: Seton I. Miller

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