Screenplay:
Robert E. SherwoodComposer:
Hugo FriedhoferCast:
Gary Cooper, Sigrid Gurie, Basil Rathbone, George Barbier, Binnie Barnes, Ernest Truex, Alan Hale, H.B. Warner, Robert Greig, Ferdinand Gottschalk (more)Plots(1)
Venetian explorer Marco Polo (Gary Cooper) sets sail for China, where he discovers gunpowder, spaghetti and the beautiful Princess Kukachin (Sigrid Gurie). In the court of Kublai Khan (George Barbier), he foils a plot by Khan's adviser Ahmed (Basil Rathbone) to overthrow the ruler. (official distributor synopsis)
Cast
![Gary Cooper](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/161/978/161978231_317dfa.png)
Gary Cooper
USA
Best movies:
Mr. Deeds Goes to Town (1936)
The Court-Martial of Billy Mitchell (1955)
Ben-Hur: A Tale of the Christ (1925)
![Sigrid Gurie](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/105/792/105792656_b9926b.jpg)
Sigrid Gurie
USA
Best movies:
Three Faces West (1940)
Algiers (1938)
The Adventures of Marco Polo (1938)
![Basil Rathbone](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/268/268087_79a953.jpg)
Basil Rathbone
South Africa
Best movies:
We're No Angels (1955)
Captain Blood (1935)
The Dawn Patrol (1938)
![George Barbier](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/159/726/159726600_804271.jpg)
George Barbier
USA
Best movies:
The Smiling Lieutenant (1931)
The Crusades (1935)
One Hour with You (1932)
![Binnie Barnes](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/505/505310_d20f30.jpg)
Binnie Barnes
UK
Best movies:
Holiday (1938)
The Last of the Mohicans (1936)
Frontier Marshal (1939)
![Ernest Truex](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/160/217/160217074_3c44df.jpg)
Ernest Truex
USA
Best movies:
Producers' Showcase (1954) (series)
It's a Wonderful World (1939)
His Girl Friday (1940)
![Alan Hale](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/161/605/161605931_4e826c.jpg)
Alan Hale
USA
Best movies:
It Happened One Night (1934)
Gentleman Jim (1942)
The Sea Hawk (1940)
![H.B. Warner](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/272/272990_e33a68.jpg)
H.B. Warner
UK
Best movies:
It's a Wonderful Life (1946)
Sunset Boulevard (1950)
Mr. Smith Goes to Washington (1939)
![Robert Greig](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/161/259/161259049_2989db.jpg)
Robert Greig
Australia
Best movies:
Trouble in Paradise (1932)
You Can't Take It with You (1938)
Tales of Manhattan (1942)
![Ferdinand Gottschalk](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/158/077/158077998_d93ab1.jpg)
Ferdinand Gottschalk
UK
Best movies:
The Sign of the Cross (1932)
Les Misérables (1935)
The Mask of Fu Manchu (1932)
![Henry Kolker](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/158/279/158279910_6b3d4f.jpg)
Henry Kolker
USA
Best movies:
The Power and the Glory (1933)
Holiday (1938)
Union Pacific (1939)
![Stanley Fields](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/160/605/160605877_53d527.jpg)
Stanley Fields
USA
Best movies:
Show Boat (1936)
Mutiny on the Bounty (1935)
City Streets (1931)
![Harold Huber](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/157/776/157776631_26184a.jpg)
Harold Huber
USA
Best movies:
The Good Earth (1937)
20,000 Years in Sing Sing (1932)
San Francisco (1936)
![Lana Turner](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/268/268117_d84db5.jpg)
Lana Turner
USA
Best movies:
Singin' in the Rain (1952)
The Bad and the Beautiful (1952)
Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde (1941)
![Richard Farnsworth](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/267/267574_a8917a.jpg)
![Ward Bond](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/496/496837_676b1d.jpg)
Ward Bond
USA
Best movies:
It's a Wonderful Life (1946)
Fury (1936)
Gone with the Wind (1939)
![Theodore von Eltz](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/153/626/153626377_4dd69f.jpg)
Theodore von Eltz
USA
Best movies:
The Story of Vernon and Irene Castle (1939)
Rhapsody in Blue (1945)
The Big Sleep (1946)
![Hale Hamilton](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/157/812/157812497_b85761.jpg)
Hale Hamilton
USA
Best movies:
Edison, the Man (1940)
I Am a Fugitive from a Chain Gang (1932)
The Most Dangerous Game (1932)
![Richard Alexander](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/157/886/157886701_57630c.jpg)
Richard Alexander
USA
Best movies:
The Mysterious Lady (1928)
The Great Dictator (1940)
Modern Times (1936)
Granville Bates
USA
Best movies:
Of Mice and Men (1939)
Make Way for Tomorrow (1937)
The Mortal Storm (1940)