Macao Page #3

Synopsis: A sultry night club singer, a man who has also traveled to many exotic ports and a salesman meet aboard ship on the 45-mile trip from Hong Kong to Macao. The singer is quickly hired by an American expatriate who runs the biggest casino in Macao and has a thriving business in converting hot jewels into cash. Her new boss thinks one of her traveling companions is a cop. One is -- but not the one the boss suspects.
Production: RKO Pictures
 
IMDB:
6.7
Rotten Tomatoes:
44%
PASSED
Year:
1952
81 min
251 Views


-From an American lady down the hall.

Yeah its the McCoy, all right,

but you do me a favor

and hang on to it, will you?

ld like to buy it back from you.

-There isnt enough for both of us.

-My sentiments exactly.

-Now what about the wallet, honey?

-l dont know what youre talking about.

You just gave the bellboy a $2 bill

that was part of a short snorter

that l carried all through the war.

Get out of my room.

Look, honey, lve had a hard day.

Now just give me the wallet

and well forget the whole thing.

lve already forgotten it. Shove.

Seora... Seor Cochrane.

You save me the need for a visit.

lt has become necessary

to enforce our laws against vagrancy.

Since you are without funds you will

leave Macao at the first opportunity.

My regrets, seor.

Whats that got to do

with your barging in here?

You will let me explain, seora.

l am not here to see you

in my official capacity.

l ought to make you apologize.

Havent you lost a little weight

since l saw you last?

-Now will you get out of here?

-ln a moment, seora.

But first, please allow me

to be of some small service to you.

-lve heard that one before.

-Oh, you misunderstand.

Okay, what is it?

l was at the dock when l heard you say

that you are a singer.

Felizardo, l said to myself,

Here is a beautiful young lady

to grace the dull existence of Macao.

So being a man

with a practical side to my nature,

l hurried to Seor Vincent Halloran,

owner of the largest

gambling establishment on the island.

Vincent, l said,

our friendship is at an end,

unless you give this young lady

a chance.

-Does that mean youve got a job for me?

-Precisely.

Why didnt you say so?

Your pardon, seora,

how soon can you be at his office?

As soon as you get out of here,

l can get dressed.

Goodbye, Miss Benton.

lt is indeed a pleasure to welcome

a young lady graced with such beauty of...

Yeah, yeah, officer, me too.

Where can l get a shave?

Our hotel has

the finest barber in the Orient.

This way.

l didnt see any phone in my room.

How do you call Hong Kong?

There is no telephone connection

with Hong Kong.

lf you wish to cable, the phone at my desk

is at your disposal.

l was just curious.

What time do the gambling halls open?

They never close.

Me wants a shavey, easy side, chop, chop.

Who do you like this year?

The Giants or the Dodgers?

Wherell l find Mr. Halloran?

He sent for me.

Youll find him in his office up those stairs.

Thanks.

ls Mr. Halloran in?

Hello.

That policeman friend of yours

said you might have a job for me.

-l might. Miss Benton, isnt it?

-Yeah.

lve heard that all roads lead to Macao.

But why did you wanna come here?

l was left a legacy

and l wanted to see the world.

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Bernard C. Schoenfeld

Bernard C. Schoenfeld (August 17, 1907, Brooklyn – April 25, 1980) was a film screenwriter. He wrote for over twenty films and television series including Phantom Lady (1944), The Dark Corner (screenplay based on the Cornell Woolrich novel, 1946), Caged (1950), Macao (1952), and The Twilight Zone episode "From Agnes - with Love". He is the father of Maurice "Reese" Schoenfeld, the co-founder of CNN. more…

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