Tony Curtis in a noir fever dream where desire and danger share the same roulette wheel.
Eddie Darrow, seeking a mobster's widow in Macao, gets involved in a casino owner's affairs.
Cinematography
Shadow-drenched Macao streets, pure noir catnip
Acting
Curtis's hungry eyes stealing every frame
Director
Rudolph Maté
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Shot on the same RKO sets as Macao (1952), recycling that film's exotic atmosphere on a tighter budget.
One of Curtis's last pure noir roles before he became a full-blown leading man; he's practically vibrating with the hunger of someone who knows his moment is coming.
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