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5.5/10   48 votes
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Director:
Writers:
Julian Zimet (story) and
Arthur Sheekman (writer)
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Release Date:
31 March 1948 (USA) more
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The Paris of the Orient!
Plot:
After World War II Larry learns that his flying buddy Mike will only live a short time despite the efforts of the doctors... more | add synopsis
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Ladd and Lake in their last fling together... more (4 total)

Cast

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Alan Ladd ... Maj. Larry Briggs

Veronica Lake ... Susan Cleaver
Douglas Dick ... Capt. Mike Perry
Wally Cassell ... Sgt. Pete Rocco
Luther Adler ... Lt. Keon
Morris Carnovsky ... Zlex Maris
Mikhail Rasumny ... Hotel clerk
Luis Van Rooten ... Simon
Eugene Borden ... Boat captain
Griff Barnett ... Surgeon
Betty Bryant ... Cafe singer
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Runtime:
93 min
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One of over 700 Paramount Productions, filmed between 1929 and 1949, which were sold to MCA/Universal in 1958 for television distribution, and have been owned and controlled by Universal ever since. more

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Ladd and Lake in their last fling together..., 21 January 2007
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Author: Neil Doyle from U.S.A.

SAIGON was the last teaming of ALAN LADD and VERONICA LAKE, and sorry to say, it's also their least satisfying effort.

It's the buddy theme again, with Ladd and WALLY CASSELL trying to protect their buddy, DOUGLAS DICK, from the truth that he doesn't have long to live--and then getting involved in an adventurous tale of smugglers, loot and murder. VERONICA LAKE turns up to join the trio for a cloak and dagger sort of tale that pits the three buddies against the villainous LUTHER ADLER.

Neither Ladd nor Lake is seen to best advantage here and the script, as well as their seeming indifference to the storyline, is the real problem. Paramount apparently made this one in a hurry to cash in on whatever remained of the star chemistry Ladd and Lake once had, but they got poor returns for their efforts and didn't invest enough time to create a good enough script.

For Ladd and Lake fans, it's strictly below average as entertainment.

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