Macao (film)

Macao is a 1952 blackandwhite film noir adventure directed by Josef von Sternberg and Nicholas Ray. Producer Howard Hughes fired director von Sternberg during filming and hired Nicholas Ray to finish it. The drama features Robert Mitchum, Jane Russell, William Bendix, and Gloria Grahame.

Corrupt police lieutenant Sebastian Thomas Gomez notifies casino owner and underworld boss Vincent Halloran Brad Dexter about the new arrivals. Halloran has been tipped off about an undercover New York City policeman out to lure him into international waters so he can be arrested. With only three strangers to choose from, Halloran assumes Nick is the cop. He tries to bribe a puzzled Nick to leave Macao, but Nick is interested in getting to know Julie better and turns him down. Halloran hires Julie as a singer, in part to find out what she knows about Nick.Later, Trumble offers Nick a commission to help him sell a stolen diamond necklace. However, when Nick shows Halloran a diamond from the necklace, Halloran recognizes it he had sent the jewelry to Hong Kong only a week earlier to be sold. Now sure of Nicks identity, he has the American taken prisoner for later questioning. ........

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