Tytuł: Marco Polo
Tytuł angielski: The Adventures of Marco Polo
Premiera: 1938
Reżyseria: Archie Mayo, John Cromwell
Aktorzy: Gary Cooper, Sigrid Gurie, Basil Rathbone, George Barbier, Binnie Barnes, Ernest Truex, Alan Hale, H.B. Warner, Robert Greig, Ferdinand Gottschalk, Henry Kolker, Lotus Liu, Stanley Fields, Harold Huber, Lana Turner, Richard Alexander, Reginald Barlow, Granville Bates
Gatunek: Przygodowy, biograficzny, romans
Kraj Produkcji: USA
Dlaczego w bazie: Żółw pojawia się w tym filmie tylko w dialogach. Wpierw tytułowy bohater zadaje zgromadzonym kobietom pytanie o zęby żółwia jaszczurowatego, na podstawie ich odpowiedzi sugeruje władcy które powinien wybrać, później zaś w dialogu pojawia się nawiązanie do tego testu.
– What did you say to them?
– I asked each one of them the same question. Which is, ”How many teeth has a snapping turtle?” Now, the girls in this group all gave a definite number. Some said 100 teeth, some said 12. They were all guessing. I should discard them.
– You’re right. I don’t like guesses. Send them home.
– My apologies, girls. Now, this group contains the girls who gave the correct answer, which is a snapping turtle has no teeth at all.
– Then I shall seIect them.
– I should not.
– These girls know too much.
– Group two, dismissed.
– I’m sorry, girls. Now, the remaining girls are recommended to Your Majesty’s attention. In answer to my question, they all replied, ”I don’t know.” Proving they are both honest and reasonable.
– Do you mind if I ask a personal question?
– Is it the one about the snapping turtle?
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