Theoretically, based on a true events. Dick powell is barrows, an agent for the united states treasury. Looking into smuggling. Smuggling people and drugs. Co-stars signe hasso, vladimir sokoloff, and maylia. Investigating the opium trade. It's almost an episode of dragnet, where it's presented as a documentary. But not quite. Some (described) violence. And a travelogue of (supposed) travel around the world... china, egypt, cuba, and some other exotic locations. Which were probably the back lot of columbia studios. But the real gem of this film is learning the steps of harvesting poppies. It's good! Quasi historical piece. Powell had just done murder, my sweet, but this was a couple years before the bad and the beautiful. Story by jay kennedy. Directed by robert stevenson. He would later be nominated for directing mary poppins! Powell died young at 58, from cancer.
Review of To the Ends of the Earth
