L'aventure commence à Bombay

Titre original : They Met in Bombay

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Après s'être dérobés l'un l'autre, deux voleurs se retrouvent embarqués pour la Chine. Afin d'échapper à la police Hongkongaise, Meldrick a la mauvaise idée de se déguiser en officier qui l'... Tout lireAprès s'être dérobés l'un l'autre, deux voleurs se retrouvent embarqués pour la Chine. Afin d'échapper à la police Hongkongaise, Meldrick a la mauvaise idée de se déguiser en officier qui l'amène à être envoyé sur le front sino-japonais.Après s'être dérobés l'un l'autre, deux voleurs se retrouvent embarqués pour la Chine. Afin d'échapper à la police Hongkongaise, Meldrick a la mauvaise idée de se déguiser en officier qui l'amène à être envoyé sur le front sino-japonais.

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Récompenses
- 2 victoires au total

Hotel Manager
(as Edward Ciannelli)

Luis Alberni

Maitre d'hotel

Rosina Galli

Carmencita

Jay Novello

Bolo

Keye Luke

Mr. Toy
(scènes coupées)

Philip Ahn

Japanese Officer
(non crédité)

Philson Ahn

Japanese Radio Man
(non crédité)

Ernie Alexander

Sailor
(non crédité)

Harry Allen

Soldier in Saloon
(non crédité)

Jimmy Aubrey

Soldier in Saloon
(non crédité)

Rama Bai

Restaurant Patron
(non crédité)

William A. Boardway

Officer
(non crédité)

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Anecdotes
At the beginning of the movie, a friend of Gerald Meldrick is making an imitation of the Star of Asia. The film doesn't say what kind of gem it is, but there is a real Star of Asia. It's a 330-carat star sapphire. It is in the Smithsonian's National Museum of Natural History in Washington, D.C. The deep blue gem was mined in Burma (modern Myanmar) and is said to have belonged to the Maharajah of Jodhpur at one time. An even larger blue sapphire is the Star of India. The 563-carat gem is one of the largest of its kind in the world. It has a colorful history that includes being heisted in 1964 from the American Museum of Natural History in New York. The unusual stone, with stars on both sides, was recovered the following year. It was mined in Sri Lanka (formerly Ceylon) around the year 1600, but much of its past before the 20th century is clouded.

Gaffes
When the Japanese soldiers confront Meldrick in the town square and, again, when the Japanese set an ambush on the road, they are wearing German "coal scuttle" helmets. In fact, contemporary photographs of the Japanese Army in China (e.g., during the Rape of Nanking) show Japanese soldiers with German army "coal scuttle" helmets, which, obviously, were purchased from Nazi Germany.

Citations
Gerald Meldrick: It's my duty to arrest you... but how can a man put handcuffs on moonlight?

Connexions
Featured in Clark Gable: Tall, Dark and Handsome (1996)

Bandes originales
On the Road to Mandalay
(uncredited)
Music by Oley Speaks
Lyrics by Rudyard Kipling
Played several times as part of the score

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Commentaire à la une

8/10

Clark Gable and Rosalind Russell are well matched with Russell holding the upper hand with higher morals

I don't think I have ever seen Clark Gable in a bad movie, or with a sub par performance and this 1941 black and white film is no exception. Gable maintains his swagger throughout as Gerald Meldrick, a con man with a quick wit and an endless supply of phony names and costumes, but he is eventually positively influenced by his new romantic partner in crime Anya Von Duren (Rosalind Russell) and he finds himself outmatched when it comes down to the crunch to continue living a life of crime always on the move at a moments notice to avoid the authorities, or to do the right thing and fight for his country.

The film has a bit of romance, a bit of comedy, a bit of a con job and a lot of charm.

I give it a highly respectable 8 out of 10 IMDB rating. It is the type of film that is over before you want it to be finished. It is quite entertaining even some eight (80) years later. I must be an old soul because I just love these TCM movies.