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Calcutta

  • 1946
  • Passed
  • 1h 23m
IMDb RATING
6.4/10
630
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Alan Ladd, William Bendix, June Duprez, and Gail Russell in Calcutta (1946)
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Neale and Pedro fly cargo between Chungking and Calcutta. When their buddy Bill is murdered they investigate. Neale meets Bill's fiancée Virginia and becomes suspicious of a deeper plot whil... Read allNeale and Pedro fly cargo between Chungking and Calcutta. When their buddy Bill is murdered they investigate. Neale meets Bill's fiancée Virginia and becomes suspicious of a deeper plot while also falling for her charms.Neale and Pedro fly cargo between Chungking and Calcutta. When their buddy Bill is murdered they investigate. Neale meets Bill's fiancée Virginia and becomes suspicious of a deeper plot while also falling for her charms.

  • Director
    • John Farrow
  • Writer
    • Seton I. Miller
  • Stars
    • Alan Ladd
    • Gail Russell
    • William Bendix
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  • IMDb RATING
    6.4/10
    630
    YOUR RATING
    • Director
      • John Farrow
    • Writer
      • Seton I. Miller
    • Stars
      • Alan Ladd
      • Gail Russell
      • William Bendix
    • 19User reviews
    • 11Critic reviews
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    Alan Ladd
    Alan Ladd
    • Neale Gordon
    Gail Russell
    Gail Russell
    • Virginia Moore
    William Bendix
    William Bendix
    • Pedro Blake
    June Duprez
    June Duprez
    • Marina Tanev
    Lowell Gilmore
    Lowell Gilmore
    • Eric Lasser
    Edith King
    Edith King
    • Mrs. Smith
    Paul Singh
    Paul Singh
    • Mul Raj Malik
    Gavin Muir
    Gavin Muir
    • Inspector Kendricks
    John Whitney
    John Whitney
    • Bill Cunningham
    Benson Fong
    Benson Fong
    • Young Chinese Clerk
    Wong Artarne
    • Co-Pilot
    • (uncredited)
    Gertrude Astor
    Gertrude Astor
    • Nightclub Patron
    • (uncredited)
    Jimmy Aubrey
    Jimmy Aubrey
    • Mac - Mechanic
    • (uncredited)
    Frank Baker
    Frank Baker
    • Police Officer
    • (uncredited)
    Bobby Barber
    Bobby Barber
    • Taxi Driver
    • (uncredited)
    Don Beddoe
    Don Beddoe
    • Jack Collins
    • (uncredited)
    John Benson
    John Benson
    • Pilot
    • (uncredited)
    Carmen Beretta
    • Woman
    • (uncredited)
    • Director
      • John Farrow
    • Writer
      • Seton I. Miller
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    Storyline

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    • Trivia
      Filmed in 1945, but not released until 1947.
    • Goofs
      What appears to be the camera's shadow is visible on the back of one of the casino's patrons/employees at the roulette table at the 17:40 mark.
    • Connections
      Referenced in Chicago, the Beautiful (1948)
    • Soundtracks
      This Is Madness
      (uncredited)

      Written by Bernie Wayne and Ben Raleigh

      Sung by June Duprez

    User reviews19

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    6/10
    Oh! Calcutta?
    Alan Ladd and William Bendix are airline pilots based in Calcutta, flying the hump into China. They're surprised when fellow pilot John Whitney tells them he's going to get married. At first it looks like it's going to be a modern-dress version of GUNGA DIN. However, when they return to Calcutta, they find out Whitney is dead, with fiancee Gail Russell saddened by the news, and in possession of an $8,000 gem she says he gave her. He also had $35,000 in the bank, which is preposterous. With an assortment of exotic characters in the fringes and the police investigating, Ladd begins to poke around on his own.

    It's a Maltese-Falcon sort of story, shot cheaply and accurately by John Farrow to appeal to Ladd's profitable audience -- so long as the budget didn't get out of control. It's shot mostly on interior sets, with one long shot of Ladd driving through the Paramount backlot, made up to look like Hollywood's idea of India.

    Ladd always looks a little odd in these movies. His suits fit him, but seem to swim on him, and he keeps his lines short, clipped and just this side of surly, expressionless and with his lips barely moving, as if he were a ventrilogquist. The rest of the cast is filled out with minor names, although the crowd scenes are well stocked with extras. Seton Miller's script is serviceable, and it's another movie well turned out for all hands.
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    Details

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    • Release date
      • August 13, 1947 (Mexico)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Calcuta
    • Filming locations
      • Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, USA
    • Production company
      • Paramount Pictures
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    • Runtime
      1 hour 23 minutes
    • Color
      • Black and White
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.37 : 1

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