The Adventures of Marco Polo

"HE Came, HE Saw, HE Conquered"

Apr 15 1938 Approved 1h 44m
Adventure, Biography, Romance

The Venetian traveler Marco Polo meets Kublai Khan and foils a plotter with fireworks in medieval China.

Plot

Marco Polo travels from Venice to Peking, where he quickly discovers spaghetti and gunpowder and falls in love with the Emperor's daughter. The Emperor Kublai Khan is a kindly fellow, but his evil aide Ahmed wants to get rid of Kublai Khan so he can be emperor, and to get rid of Marco Polo so he can marry the princess. Ahmed sends Marco Polo to the West to fight barbarians, but he returns just in time to save the day.

Written by

Robert E. Sherwood, N.A. Pogson

Directed by

Archie Mayo, John Cromwell

Production Countries

United States of America

Production Companies

Samuel Goldwyn Productions

Languages

English

Awards

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