I read a published edition of this script - it was an odd choice to publish considering its reputation isn't super high, and the writers aren't famous. Like the film, the script is an unpretentious programmer about a bunch of Americans running around Macao - like most Hollywood films in the orient at the time, there's few local speaking parts (some Chinese bit parts and the local Portuguese head of police.
It's easy to imagine Robert Mitchum and Jane Russell in their roles; it's a shame Russell isn't given more to do (she almost could've been cut out of the film). I liked the character of the villain who was trapped in Macao - it made him unexpectedly sympathetic. Although I think it was a mistake to get him to want to leave, and all that stuff about the diamond was confusing. Decent twist with the reveal of the salesman being a detective but I was hoping for another one, like his boss being with the baddies as well.
Not bad, not sensational. There are better film scripts that haven't been published but hey why not...?
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