"Only her kind of woman could give him his kind of love"

1953

1h 25m

6.0(10 votes)

Crime

Romance

Thriller

Overview

Eddie Darrow, seeking a mobster's widow in Macao, gets involved in a casino owner's affairs.

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10 members

Acting

Tony Curtis

Eddie Darrow

Acting

Joanne Dru

Christine Lawrence Manard

Acting

Lyle Bettger

Justin Keit

Acting

Marvin Miller

Cliff Chalmer

Acting

Victor Sen Yung

Allan Chung

Acting

Peter Mamakos

Sam (as Peter J. Mamakos)

Acting

Mai Tai Sing

Soo Lee (as Mae Tai Sing)

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Howard Chuman

Hon-Fai

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Acting

Weaver Levy

Tang

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Alan Dexter

Bernard 'Benny' Pendleton

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