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Forbidden

Only her kind of woman could give him his kind of love

19536.01h 25mNR

Overview

Eddie Darrow, seeking a mobster's widow in Macao, gets involved in a casino owner's affairs.

Directed by Rudolph Maté
Written by William Sackheim, Gil Dund
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Top Cast

Tony Curtis

Tony Curtis

Eddie Darrow

Joanne Dru

Joanne Dru

Christine Lawrence Manard

Lyle Bettger

Lyle Bettger

Justin Keit

Marvin Miller

Marvin Miller

Cliff Chalmer

Victor Sen Yung

Victor Sen Yung

Allan Chung

Peter Mamakos

Peter Mamakos

Sam (as Peter J. Mamakos)

M

Mai Tai Sing

Soo Lee (as Mae Tai Sing)

H

Howard Chuman

Hon-Fai

W

Weaver Levy

Tang

Alan Dexter

Alan Dexter

Bernard 'Benny' Pendleton

Themes & Keywords

gangsterfilm noirmacao

About Forbidden

Forbidden is a crime, romance, thriller film released in 1953 exploring themes of gangster, film noir, macao. Directed by Rudolph Maté, it stars Tony Curtis, Joanne Dru, Lyle Bettger. Eddie Darrow, seeking a mobster's widow in Macao, gets involved in a casino owner's affairs.

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