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Singapore

She was back with him... as a stranger

19475.91h 19mNR

Overview

After the war, Matt Gordon returns to Singapore to retrieve a fortune in smuggled pearls. Arrived, he reminisces in flashback about his prewar fiancée, alluring Linda, and her disappearance during the Japanese attack. But now Linda resurfaces...with amnesia and married to rich planter Van Leyden. Meanwhile, sinister fence Mauribus schemes to get Matt's pearls.

Directed by John Brahm
Written by Seton I. Miller, Robert Thoeren
Produced by Jerry Bresler
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Top Cast

Fred MacMurray

Fred MacMurray

Matt Gordon

Ava Gardner

Ava Gardner

Linda Grahame / Ann Van Leyden

Roland Culver

Roland Culver

Michael Van Leyden

Richard Haydn

Richard Haydn

Deputy Commissioner Hewitt

Spring Byington

Spring Byington

Mrs. Bellows

Thomas Gomez

Thomas Gomez

Mr. Mauribus

Porter Hall

Porter Hall

Mr. Bellows

George Lloyd

George Lloyd

Sascha Barda

Maylia Fong

Maylia Fong

Ming Ling

Holmes Herbert

Holmes Herbert

Rev. Barnes

Themes & Keywords

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About Singapore

Singapore is a adventure, romance, crime film released in 1947 exploring themes of amnesia, singapore, christmas tree, film noir, disappearance, lost love. Directed by John Brahm, it stars Fred MacMurray, Ava Gardner, Roland Culver. After the war, Matt Gordon returns to Singapore to retrieve a fortune in smuggled pearls. Arrived, he reminisces in flashback about his prewar fiancée, alluring Linda, and her disappearance during the Japanese attack. But now Linda resurfaces...with amnesia and married to rich planter Van Leyden. Meanwhile, sinister fence Mauribus schemes to get Matt's pearls.

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