Singapore (1947)
She was back with him... as a stranger
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.
- Date of release
- 1947-08-13
- TMDB
- 6.1 / 10 (22)
- Runtime
- 1h 19m
- Genres
- Adventure, Romance, Crime
- Director
- John Brahm
Casting
- Fred MacMurray — Matt Gordon
- Ava Gardner — Linda Grahame / Ann Van Leyden
- Roland Culver — Michael Van Leyden
- Richard Haydn — Deputy Commissioner Hewitt
- Spring Byington — Mrs. Bellows
- Thomas Gomez — Mr. Mauribus
- Porter Hall — Mr. Bellows
- George Lloyd — Sascha Barda
- Maylia Fong — Ming Ling
- Holmes Herbert — Rev. Barnes
- Edith Evanson — Mrs. Barnes
- Frederick Worlock — Cadum
Interesting facts
Singapore is a 1947 American film noir crime romance film starring Fred MacMurray, Ava Gardner, and Roland Culver. Directed by John Brahm, the film was remade as Istanbul (1957) with the location moved to Turkey, and Errol Flynn and Cornell Borchers in the starring roles.
Production
Principal photography on Singapore took place from February 26 to late April 1947, primarily in and around Palmdale, California.
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