I appreciate a story like this – an adventure movie taking place within the Mongol Court, full of secrets, plots, and swordplay. However, it doesn't quite succeed in delivering any of those elements effectively. Gary Cooper seems miscast as the lead character, and Basil Rathbone, who you’d expect to be an excellent villain playing the manipulative "Ahmed," the advisor to Kublai Khan (George Barbier), isn't particular…

This version of The Adventures of Marco Polo, helmed by Archie Mayo and John Cromwell from a script by Robert E. Sherwood and N.A. Pogson, features Gary Cooper as the titular explorer, alongside Alan Hale, Binnie Barnes, Basil Rathbone, Sigrid Gurie, George Barbier, and Ernest Truex. With music composed by Hugo Friedhofer and cinematography by Rudolph Maté and Archie Stout, the film presents a story of Marco Polo’s j…