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Adventures of Marco Polo   1938         N/R, 100 min. Genre: Drama Director: Archie Mayo   Cast: Gary Cooper, Sigrid Gurie, Basil Rathbone, George Barbier, Ernest Truex, Alan Hale, Binnie Barnes, Ward Bond, Lana Turner, Robert Greig, H.B. Warner, Ferdinand Gottschalk, Henry Kolker, Stanley Fields   When 13th-century Venetian explorer Marco Polo (Gary Cooper) arrives in China on a trade mission, he falls in love with Princess Kukachen (Sigrid Gurie). But, the conniving Prime Minister Ahmed (Basil Rathbone) wants the princess for himself and schemes to have Marco Polo temporarily banished by sending him to the outlands, which are controlled by the bandit Kaidu (Alan Hale). When Marco Polo meets Kaidu, the two join forces to save Princess Kukachen's father, Kublai Kahn (George Barbier). To achieve their goal, they use gunpowder, and by story's end, Marco Polo and Princess Kukachen are on their way to Persia. Cast Gary Cooper Marco Polo Sigrid Gurie Princess Kukachin Basil Rathbone Ahmed George Barbier Kublai Khan Ernest Truex Binguccio Alan Hale Kaidu Binnie Barnes Nazama Ward Bond Mongol Guard Lana Turner Nazama`s Maid Robert Greig Chamberlain H.B. Warner Chen Tsu Ferdinand Gottschalk Persian Ambassador Henry Kolker Nicolo Polo Stanley Fields Bayan