There's a Casablanca-like ending at the airport, with the chief inspector showing he has a heart and that true love between the adventurers can't be denied no matter what. It was remade in 1957 as Istanbul with Errol Flynn. He wrote, 'John Brahm ( The Lodger/ Hangover Square/ The Locket) directs with flair an exotic thriller inspired by Casablanca. ДЇilm critic Dennis Schwartz was also more positive in his later review. The characters in this seem to be very loosely modeled after those in Casablanca'. He thinks she was killed during a Japanese bombing attack, but she really was a victim of amnesia. (an) alluring drama of trader/pearl smuggler MacMurray returning to Singapore after a five-year absence, recalling his previous romantic relationship with Gardner. 'Singapore' is a pretty poor excuse for an entertainment, even as minor league jewel-smuggling fare.' ДЇilm historian Leonard Maltin, however, considered the film, '. MacMurray doesn't ever appear to have his heart in what he is doing, and Spring Byington and Porter Hall as the tourists from the Midwest conduct themselves in the time-honored fashion that is supposed to denote slightly-addled American transients. The New York Times film critic Bosley Crowther was merciless in his review, 'Ava Gardner is sultry and empty-headed as the script demands. Principal photography on Singapore took place from February 26 to late April 1947, primarily in and around Palmdale, California.

Richard Haydn as Deputy Commissioner Hewitt.

Ava Gardner as Linda Grahame / Ann Van Leyden.

Spotting her, Hewitt has the aircraft return, and Ann runs out onto the tarmac to meet it. Hewitt lets him board the aircraft, which takes off just before Linda arrives. Giving up, he tells Hewitt where the pearls are. When they arrive, not only is Gordon's luggage thoroughly searched, but so are the bags of the Bellows. With her happiness in mind, he drives her to the airport. She is willing to resume her life with Michael, but he confesses he knew all about her past. In the excitement, Ann is knocked unconscious. He pulls out a gun taped to his ankle, and dispatches the two crooks. He deceives Mauribus and Sascha into believing that Linda double-crossed him and has the pearls.

However, he informs Gordon that Ann Van Leyden is missing.

Hewitt questions and searches him after seeing him exit the room, but discovers nothing. Bellows ( Porter Hall and Spring Byington). Giving up, Gordon retrieves the pearls from his old hotel room, and hides them in the luggage of the current occupants, American tourists Mr. Ming Ling recognizes her, but Linda's memories are still blocked. She does, however, go to see Linda's pre-war servant, Ming Ling ( Maylia). Gordon tries to help her remember her past, but to no avail.

After spending years together in a prison camp with plantation owner Michael Van Leyden ( Roland Culver), and now known as Ann, she married him. Then, to his shock, Gordon sees Linda, but she does not remember him or anything prior to waking up in a hospital during the war. Mauribus offers to buy the pearls, but Gordon denies he has any.

Mauribus ( Thomas Gomez) and his underling Sascha Barda ( George Lloyd). So are Gordon's old criminal associates, Mr. With the end of the war, Gordon returns after five years, and is met by Deputy Commissioner Hewitt ( Richard Haydn), who is convinced he has returned for a hidden cache of pearls. He is forced to sail away on his schooner. However, when the Japanese attack Singapore, the church where she is waiting to marry him is bombed Gordon searches frantically in the wreckage, but cannot find her. Pearl smuggler Matt Gordon (Fred MacMurray) finds romance with Linda Grahame (Ava Gardner) just before the start of World War II.

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