Screenplay:
Robert E. SherwoodComposer:
Hugo FriedhoferCast:
Gary Cooper, Sigrid Gurie, Basil Rathbone, George Barbier, Binnie Barnes, Ernest Truex, Alan Hale, H.B. Warner, Robert Greig, Ferdinand Gottschalk (more)Plots(1)
Venetian explorer Marco Polo (Gary Cooper) sets sail for China, where he discovers gunpowder, spaghetti and the beautiful Princess Kukachin (Sigrid Gurie). In the court of Kublai Khan (George Barbier), he foils a plot by Khan's adviser Ahmed (Basil Rathbone) to overthrow the ruler. (official distributor synopsis)
Cast
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