The Adventures of Marco Polo (1956)

The Adventures of Marco Polo (1956)

1956-04-14 United States of America 90 Min. PG-13
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Overview

Venetian merchant Marco Polo travels to the East and the court of Kublai Khan who makes him an emissary and sends him on diplomatic missions throughout his empire. Over many years, Polo learns new cultures and languages, but he is haunted by the face of a mysterious woman whom he had met before leaving Venice and encounters her face in every woman he sees. Eventually returning to Venice to share his exotic and esoteric knowledge, Marco Polo once again finds the woman of his dreams. The Adventures of Marco Polo was an original, live television musical which was broadcast on NBC on April 14, 1956.

Cast

Alfred Drake is Marco Polo
Marco Polo
Doretta Morrow is Beggar Girl
Beggar Girl
Arnold Moss is Nicolo
Paul Ukena is Kublai Khan
Kublai Khan
Jerome Kilty is Baron's Son
Baron's Son
Bhasker is Whirling Dervish
Whirling Dervish