The Adventures of Marco Polo (1938)
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- 1h 44min
- Adventure, Biography
- 15 Apr 1938 (USA)
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Cast verified as complete
Gary Cooper | ... |
Marco Polo
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Sigrid Gurie | ... |
Princess Kukachin
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Basil Rathbone | ... |
Ahmed
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George Barbier | ... |
Kublai Khan
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Binnie Barnes | ... |
Nazama
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Ernest Truex | ... |
Binguccio
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Alan Hale | ... |
Kaidu
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H.B. Warner | ... |
Chen Tsu
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Robert Greig | ... |
Chamberlain
(as Robert Grieg)
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Ferdinand Gottschalk | ... |
Persian Ambassador
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Henry Kolker | ... |
Nicolo Polo
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Lotus Liu | ... |
Visakha
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Stanley Fields | ... |
Bayan
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Harold Huber | ... |
Toctai
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Lana Turner | ... |
Maid
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Richard Alexander | ... |
Ahmed's Aide (uncredited)
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Reginald Barlow | ... |
Giuseppi - Venetian Business Man (uncredited)
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Granville Bates | ... |
Venetian Business Man (uncredited)
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Ward Bond | ... |
Mongol Guard (uncredited)
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Harry Cording | ... |
Kaidu Officer (uncredited)
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Richard Farnsworth | ... |
Mongol Warrior (uncredited)
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Leo Fielding | ... |
Kaidu Officer (uncredited)
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Anne Graham | ... |
Woman (uncredited)
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Greta Granstedt | ... |
Kaidu Maid (uncredited)
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Hale Hamilton | ... |
Maffeo Polo (uncredited)
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Eugene Hoo | ... |
Chen Tsu's Son (uncredited)
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Mia Ichioka | ... |
Court Girl (uncredited)
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Harry Kerus | ... |
Kaidu Guard (uncredited)
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James B. Leong | ... |
Tartar Warrior (uncredited)
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Diana Moncardo | ... |
Court Girl (uncredited)
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Mrs. Ng | ... |
Chen Tsu's Mother (uncredited)
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Helen Quan | ... |
Chen Tsu's Daughter (uncredited)
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Dick Rich | ... |
Kaidu Officer (uncredited)
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Jason Robards Sr. | ... |
Messenger (uncredited)
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Charles Stevens | ... |
Mongol Warrior (uncredited)
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Evelyn Terry | ... |
Court Girl (uncredited)
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Diane Toy | ... |
Kaidu Entertainer (uncredited)
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Theodore von Eltz | ... |
Venetian Business Man (uncredited)
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Harry Wilson | ... |
Guard with Chamberlain (uncredited)
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Joe Woody | ... |
Kaidu Officer (uncredited)
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Soo Yong | ... |
Chen Tsu's Wife (uncredited)
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Dora Young | ... |
Court Girl (uncredited)
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Gloria Youngblood | ... |
Court Girl (uncredited)
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Directed by
Archie Mayo | ||
John Cromwell | ... | (uncredited) |
Written by
Robert E. Sherwood | ... | (screen play) |
N.A. Pogson | ... | (based on a story by) |
Produced by
Samuel Goldwyn | ... | producer |
George Haight | ... | associate producer |
Music by
Hugo Friedhofer |
Cinematography by
Rudolph Maté | ... | (photography) |
Archie Stout | ... | (photography) |
Editing by
Fred Allen |
Art Direction by
Richard Day |
Set Decoration by
Julia Heron | ... | (uncredited) |
Costume Design by
Omar Kiam | ... | (costumes) |
Marjorie Best | ... | (uncredited) |
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Ralph Ceder | ... | second unit director (uncredited) |
John Ford | ... | second unit director (uncredited) (unconfirmed) |
Walter Mayo | ... | assistant director (uncredited) |
Art Department
Lance Baxter | ... | assistant art director |
John DeCuir | ... | graphic designer (uncredited) |
Sound Department
Oscar Lagerstrom | ... | sound recorder |
Thomas T. Moulton | ... | sound (uncredited) |
Special Effects by
James Basevi | ... | special effects |
Stunts
Richard Farnsworth | ... | stunts (uncredited) |
Slim Talbot | ... | stunt double: Gary Cooper (uncredited) |
Costume and Wardrobe Department
Eugene Joseff | ... | costume jeweller (uncredited) |
Music Department
Alfred Newman | ... | musical director |
Edward B. Powell | ... | orchestrator (uncredited) |
Additional Crew
Samuel Goldwyn | ... | presenter |
John M. Nickolaus | ... | tinting and toning supervisor (uncredited) |
Chester Seay | ... | archery instructor (uncredited) |
Production Companies
Distributors
- United Artists (1938) (United States) (theatrical)
- United Artists (1938) (Canada) (theatrical) (as United Artists Corporation, Ltd.)
- United Artists (1938) (United Kingdom) (theatrical) (as United Artists Corporation, Ltd.)
- United Artists (Australasia) (1938) (Australia) (theatrical)
- Artistas Unidos (1938) (Mexico) (theatrical)
- Los Artistas Asociados (1938) (Spain) (theatrical)
- Sonoro Filme (1938) (Portugal) (theatrical)
- Les Artistes Associés (1938) (France) (theatrical)
- Les Artistes Associés S.A.B. (1938) (Belgium) (theatrical)
- Los Artistas Unidos de América del Sur (1938) (Argentina) (theatrical)
- United Artists (1938) (Sweden) (theatrical) (as United Artists A/B)
- Kommunenes Filmcentral (KF) (1938) (Norway) (theatrical)
- Film Classics (1944) (United States) (theatrical) (re-release)
- Rosenbergs Filmbyrå (1946) (Sweden) (theatrical) (re-release)
- Herzog-Filmverleih (1950) (West Germany) (theatrical)
- The Samuel Goldwyn Company (1954) (United States) (theatrical) (re-release)
- Wivefilm (1954) (Sweden) (theatrical)
- RKO Radio Pictures (1954) (Belgium) (theatrical) (reissue)
- HBO Video (1994) (United States) (VHS)
- Home Box Office Home Video (HBO) (1994) (United States) (VHS)
- Samuel Goldwyn Home Entertainment (1994) (United States) (VHS)
- MGM Home Entertainment (2007) (United States) (DVD)
- Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) (2008) (United States) (tv)
- Sony Pictures Television (2008) (United States) (tv)
- Warner Home Video (2014) (United States) (DVD) (dvdr)
- Artisti Associati (1939) (Italy) (theatrical)
- Scalera Film (1946) (Italy) (theatrical)
- Paramount Channel (2021) (France) (tv)
- Showcase Video (1984) (Australia) (video)
- Topanga Canyon Films (2018) (Spain)
Special Effects
Other Companies
- International Alliance of Theatrical Stage Employees (IATSE) (this picture made under the jurisdiction of)
Storyline
Plot Summary |
Marco Polo travels from Venice to Peking, where he quickly discovers spaghetti and gunpowder and falls in love with the Emperor's daughter. The Emperor Kublai Khan is a kindly fellow, but his evil aide Ahmed wants to get rid of Kublai Khan so he can be emperor, and to get rid of Marco Polo so he can marry the princess. Ahmed sends Marco Polo to the West to fight barbarians, but he returns just in time to save the day.
Written by John Oswalt |
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Taglines | Laughter...Romance...Adventure! (original poster) See more » |
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Parents Guide | View content advisory » |
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Box Office
Budget | $2,000,000 (estimated) |
Did You Know?
Trivia | The film did poorly at the box-office, becoming the biggest flop up to that time for both Gary Cooper and Samuel Goldwyn; it was estimated that it lost close to $700,000. The film was criticized for many reasons but chief among them was the casting of Gary Cooper in the lead role - many felt the part called for a brash, swashbuckling hero rather than the low-key cowboy persona that Cooper exemplified. It is interesting to note, then, the man who first brought the idea to Goldwyn: swashbuckler extraordinaire Douglas Fairbanks. See more » |
Goofs | When Marco crosses a bridge, his party is attacked and his horse is driven over a cliff. A safety wire is clearly visible on the rider. See more » |
Movie Connections | Featured in History Brought to Life (1950). See more » |
Soundtracks | Charming Eyes See more » |
Crazy Credits | Opening credits prologue: FOREWORD: Marco Polo lived in Venice seven hundred years ago. He was the first European to visit China and write the story of his adventures in that land of magic and mystery. He was also the first traveling salesman. . . . . . . See more » |
Quotes |
Chen Tsu:
You have never seen food like this before? Marco Polo: No. What is it? Snakes? Chen Tsu: No! No, it has been eaten by the poor people in China for generations. We call it 'spah- get'. See more » |