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10 February 1934 (USA)
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Abandoned by her lover, a woman becomes the main "hostess" in a decadent nightclub, but tries to put her past behind her on a steamer to Mandalay. full summary | add synopsis
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(Complete credited cast) | Kay Francis | ... | Tanya Borodoff / Spot White / Marjorie Lang |
 | Ricardo Cortez | ... | Tony Evans |
| Warner Oland | ... | Nick |
 | Lyle Talbot | ... | Dr. Gregory Burton |
| Ruth Donnelly | ... | Mrs. George Peters |
| Lucien Littlefield | ... | Mr. George Peters |
| Reginald Owen | ... | Colonel Thomas Dawson, Police Commissioner |
| Etienne Girardot | ... | Mr. Abernathie |
| David Torrence | ... | Captain McAndrews of the Sirohi |
| Rafaela Ottiano | ... | Madame Lacalles |
| Halliwell Hobbes | ... | Col. Dawson Ames |
| Bodil Rosing | ... | Mrs. Kleinschmidt |
| Herman Bing | ... | Prof. Kleinschmidt |
 | Shirley Temple | ... | Betty Shaw (scenes deleted) |
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Life didn't mean a thing to me till I met you; now it means everything. There isn't anything in it that isn't you. That's why... sometimes I'm afraid of the future, afraid that I may lose you.
Tony Evans: Darling, no one should mean that much to you. There's nothing more uncertain than the life of a man like me. You're so young and so beautiful, and you will be for a long time to come. Remember, no matter what happens, I want you to promise you'll keep your chin up. Promise? Always keep your chin up.
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Tony Evans: Darling, no one should mean that much to you. There's nothing more uncertain than the life of a man like me. You're so young and so beautiful, and you will be for a long time to come. Remember, no matter what happens, I want you to promise you'll keep your chin up. Promise? Always keep your chin up.
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Referenced in Thou Shalt Not: Sex, Sin and Censorship in Pre-Code Hollywood (2008) (TV)
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Enjoyable 30's potboiler if you are a Kay Francis fan (as I am) Just saw this on TCM after years of wanting to see it. It starts out as a Dietrich/Sternberg foreign locale kind of pic, but switches gears midway and becomes a standard soap opera tale. Like many Warners 30's films its barely over an hr and parts of the story seem left on the cutting room floor or are not fleshed out properly. For example, its never explained why Francis is hiding out with Cortez on his boat in the beginning. Francis is not particularly believable as a Russian on the lam in the Orient, but she is effective playing the part, as long as you don't dwell on her background for too long. The first part of the film is very entertaining and risqué, its a shame it switches gears once Kay takes off for Mandalay. Kay wears some fab gowns and is always watcheable. She gets to sing too(probably dubbed), but 3 times for the same song is a little much. This role was originally intended for Ruth Chatterton, whom I cant picture playing it. Its campy fun and Kay is Kay. Watching her can be addicting........