Two war bros, one dying wish, and a secretary who can't pick a pilot.
After World War II Larry learns that his flying buddy Mike will only live a short time despite the efforts of the doctors. He takes on a profitable flying job for profiteers Maris to finance a good time for his buddy. As the plane takes off he shoves Maris' secretary Susan on board. When Mike falls for her, Larry tells her to play along for Mike's sake. She, of course, falls for Larry.
Acting
Veronica Lake's hair does more acting than most leads.
Cinematography
Fog-drenched Saigon sets that scream 'studio backlot exotic'.
Production
Rushed Ladd-Lake reunion capitalizing on The Blue Dahlia heat.
Director
Leslie Fenton
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Shot in 1946, shelved for months as Paramount scrambled to recapture that Blue Dahlia magic—audiences didn't bite.
The 'Paris of the Orient' tagline sold colonial fantasy to Americans already nervous about postwar Asia's real politics.
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