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* FakeRussian: Tanya Bodoroff is a Russian refugee living in British India. The actress who plays her, Kay Francis, is American. Katya Sergova, of Russian ascent, was considered for the role to avoid this. Alas, Francis proved to be a better fit for the role.
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** Nick, the pimp and owner of the "Jardin d'Orient", is supposedly native to British India, now a conglomerate of countries in Southeast Asia. The actor who plays Nick is Warner Oland, a white, American man.
** FakeRussian: Tanya Bodoroff is a Russian refugee living in British India. The actress who plays her, Kay Francis, is American. Katya Sergova, of Russian ascent, was considered for the role to avoid this. Alas, Francis proved to be a better fit for the role.
** Nick, the pimp and owner of the "Jardin d'Orient", is supposedly native to British India, now a conglomerate of countries in Southeast Asia. The actor who plays Nick is Warner Oland, a white, American man.
** FakeRussian: Tanya Bodoroff is a Russian refugee living in British India. The actress who plays her, Kay Francis, is American. Katya Sergova, of Russian ascent, was considered for the role to avoid this. Alas, Francis proved to be a better fit for the role.
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* FakeRussian: Tanya Bodoroff is a Russian refugee living in Brithis India. The actress who plays her, Kay Francis, is American. Katya Sergova, of Russian ascent, was considered for the role to avoid this. Alas, Francis proved to be a better fit for the role.
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* FakeRussian: Tanya Bodoroff is a Russian refugee living in Brithis British India. The actress who plays her, Kay Francis, is American. Katya Sergova, of Russian ascent, was considered for the role to avoid this. Alas, Francis proved to be a better fit for the role.
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* VindicatedByHistory: When it dug out ''Mandalay'', Creator/TurnerClassicMovies gave it a very positive [[https://www.tcm.com/tcmdb/title/3376/mandalay#articles-reviews?articleId=203337 review]]. [=TCM=] highlighted the actor's on-spot performances (especially that of Creator/KayFrancis) and the film's artistry. The way ''Mandalay'' recreates the torrid, exotic underworld of Rangoon. The jump from Tony's drowning body to a shot of Tanya's beatific face while she disembarks. How Mrs. Peters calls out society on slut-shaming and double standards when it comes to women. The range of emotions Francis lays out as Tanya as she falls and then rises despite her circumstances. All in all, [=TCM=] praises this feature as more than a well-executed BMovie but a rightful classic.
* WrittenInInfirmity: Lyle Talbot had an accident before the film's production began, so the writers had to tweak an InUniverse reason for his head bandage.
* WrittenInInfirmity: Lyle Talbot had an accident before the film's production began, so the writers had to tweak an InUniverse reason for his head bandage.
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* VindicatedByHistory: When it dug out ''Mandalay'', Creator/TurnerClassicMovies gave it a very positive [[https://www.tcm.com/tcmdb/title/3376/mandalay#articles-reviews?articleId=203337 review]]. [=TCM=] highlighted the actor's actors' on-spot performances (especially that of Creator/KayFrancis) and the film's artistry. The way ''Mandalay'' recreates the torrid, exotic underworld of Rangoon. The jump from Tony's drowning body to a shot of Tanya's beatific face while after she disembarks. How Mrs. Peters calls out society on slut-shaming and double standards when it comes to women. The range of emotions Francis lays out as Tanya as she falls and then rises despite her circumstances. All in all, [=TCM=] praises this feature as more than a well-executed BMovie but a rightful classic.
* WrittenInInfirmity: Lyle Talbot had an accident before the film's production began, so the writers had to tweak an InUniverse reason for his headbandage.
bandage. In the film, his characters does that to himself because he's TheAlcoholic.
* WrittenInInfirmity: Lyle Talbot had an accident before the film's production began, so the writers had to tweak an InUniverse reason for his head
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* AbsurdlyShortProductionTime: The film only ten days to be shot.
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* VindicatedByHistory: When it dug out ''Mandalay'', Creator/TurnerClassicMovies gave it a very positive [[https://www.tcm.com/tcmdb/title/3376/mandalay#articles-reviews?articleId=203337 review]]. [=TCM=] highlighted the actor's on-spot performances (especially that of Creator/KayFrancis) and the film's artistry. The way ''Mandalay'' recreates the torrid, exotic underworld of Rangoon. The jump from Tony's drowning body to a shot of Tanya's beatific face while she disembarks. How Madam Lacalles calls out society on slut-shaming and double standards when it comes to women. The range of emotions Francis lays out as Tanya as she falls and then rises despite her circumstances. All in all, [=TCM=] praises this feature as more than a well-executed BMovie but a rightful classic.
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* VindicatedByHistory: When it dug out ''Mandalay'', Creator/TurnerClassicMovies gave it a very positive [[https://www.tcm.com/tcmdb/title/3376/mandalay#articles-reviews?articleId=203337 review]]. [=TCM=] highlighted the actor's on-spot performances (especially that of Creator/KayFrancis) and the film's artistry. The way ''Mandalay'' recreates the torrid, exotic underworld of Rangoon. The jump from Tony's drowning body to a shot of Tanya's beatific face while she disembarks. How Madam Lacalles Mrs. Peters calls out society on slut-shaming and double standards when it comes to women. The range of emotions Francis lays out as Tanya as she falls and then rises despite her circumstances. All in all, [=TCM=] praises this feature as more than a well-executed BMovie but a rightful classic.
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* FakeRussian: Tanya Borodoff is a Russian refugee living in Brithis India. The actress who plays her, Kay Francis, is American. Katya Sergova, of Russian ascent, was considered for the role to avoid this. Alas, Francis proved to be a better fit for the role.
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* FakeRussian: Tanya Borodoff Bodoroff is a Russian refugee living in Brithis India. The actress who plays her, Kay Francis, is American. Katya Sergova, of Russian ascent, was considered for the role to avoid this. Alas, Francis proved to be a better fit for the role.
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* FakeRussian: Tanya Borodoff is a Russian refugee living in Brithis India. The actress who plays her, Kay Francis, is American. Katya Sergova, of Russian ascent, was considered for the role to avoid this. Alas, Francis proved to be a better fit for the role.
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* VindicatedByHistory: When it dug out ''Mandalay'', Creator/TurnerClassicMovies gave it a very positive [[https://www.tcm.com/tcmdb/title/3376/mandalay#articles-reviews?articleId=203337 review]]. [=TCM=] highlighted the actor's on-spot performances (especially that of Creator/KayFrancis) and the film's artistry. The way ''Mandalay'' recreates the torrid, exotic underworld of Rangoon. The jump from Tony's drowning body to a shot of Tanya's beatific face while she disembarks. How Madam Lacalles calls out society on slut-shaming and double standards when it comes to women. The range of emotions Francis lays out as Tanya as she falls then rises despite her circumstances. All in all, [=TCM=] praises this feature as more than a well-executed BMovie but a rightful classic.
* WrittenInInfirmity: Lyle Talbot had an accident before the film's production began, so the writers had to tweak an InUniverse reason for his head-bandage.
* WrittenInInfirmity: Lyle Talbot had an accident before the film's production began, so the writers had to tweak an InUniverse reason for his head-bandage.
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* VindicatedByHistory: When it dug out ''Mandalay'', Creator/TurnerClassicMovies gave it a very positive [[https://www.tcm.com/tcmdb/title/3376/mandalay#articles-reviews?articleId=203337 review]]. [=TCM=] highlighted the actor's on-spot performances (especially that of Creator/KayFrancis) and the film's artistry. The way ''Mandalay'' recreates the torrid, exotic underworld of Rangoon. The jump from Tony's drowning body to a shot of Tanya's beatific face while she disembarks. How Madam Lacalles calls out society on slut-shaming and double standards when it comes to women. The range of emotions Francis lays out as Tanya as she falls and then rises despite her circumstances. All in all, [=TCM=] praises this feature as more than a well-executed BMovie but a rightful classic.
* WrittenInInfirmity: Lyle Talbot had an accident before the film's production began, so the writers had to tweak an InUniverse reason for hishead-bandage.
head bandage.
* WrittenInInfirmity: Lyle Talbot had an accident before the film's production began, so the writers had to tweak an InUniverse reason for his
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* VindicatedByHistory: When it dug out ''Mandalay'', Creator/TurnerClassicMovies gave it a very positive [[https://www.tcm.com/tcmdb/title/3376/mandalay#articles-reviews?articleId=203337 review]]. [=TCM=] highlighted the actor's on-spot performances (especially that of Creator/KayFrancis) and the film's artistry. The way ''Mandalay'' recreates the torrid, exotic underworld of Rangoon. The jump from Tony's drowning body to a shot of Tanya's beatific face while she disembarks. How Madam Lacalles calls out society on slut-shaming and double standards when it comes to women. The range of emotions Francis lays out as Tanya as she falls then rises despite her circumstances. All in all, [=TCM=] praises this feature as more than a well-executed BMovie but a rightful classic.
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* CriticalDissonance: For the critics of the time, ''Mandalay'' was no better than your run-of-the-mill BMovie. The audience held it in much better regard, to the point of the film becoming extremely profitable for its studio.
* FakeRussian: Tanya Borodoff is Russian or, at least, of Russian ascent. The actress who plays her, Kay Francis, is American. Proof of this is that Katya Sergova was considered for the role.
* PlayingAgainstType: Creator/KayFrancis was almost always cast for light-hearted comedies, soap-operas, and melodramas. The only exceptions are four drama films, including ''Mandalay''.
* FakeRussian: Tanya Borodoff is Russian or, at least, of Russian ascent. The actress who plays her, Kay Francis, is American. Proof of this is that Katya Sergova was considered for the role.
* PlayingAgainstType: Creator/KayFrancis was almost always cast for light-hearted comedies, soap-operas, and melodramas. The only exceptions are four drama films, including ''Mandalay''.
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* CriticalDissonance: For the critics of the time, ''Mandalay'' was no better than your run-of-the-mill BMovie. Especially, since Francis, maliciously nicknamed "box office poison" had the lead role. The audience held it in much better regard, to the point of the film becoming extremely profitable for its studio.
* FakeRussian: Tanya Borodoff is a Russianor, at least, of Russian ascent.refugee living in India. The actress who plays her, Kay Francis, is American. Proof of this is that Katya Sergova Sergova, of Russian ascent, was considered for the role to avoid this. Alas, Francis proved to be a better fit for the role.
* PlayingAgainstType: Creator/KayFrancis was almost always cast for light-hearted comedies, soap-operas, and melodramas. The reason for that is that she possessed a unique chic yet elegant air. The only exceptions are four drama films, including ''Mandalay''.
* FakeRussian: Tanya Borodoff is a Russian
* PlayingAgainstType: Creator/KayFrancis was almost always cast for light-hearted comedies, soap-operas, and melodramas. The reason for that is that she possessed a unique chic yet elegant air. The only exceptions are four drama films, including ''Mandalay''.
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* PlayingAgainstType: Creator/KayFrancis was almost always cast for light-hearted comedies, soap-operas, and melodramas. The only exceptions are four drama films, including ''Mandalay''.
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American. Proof of this is that Katya Sergova was considered for the role.
* WrittenInInfirmity: Lyle Talbot had an accident before the film's production began, so the writers had to tweak an InUniverse reason for his head-bandage.
* WrittenInInfirmity: Lyle Talbot had an accident before the film's production began, so the writers had to tweak an InUniverse reason for his head-bandage.
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!! {{Trivia}} tropes pertaining to ''Film/{{Mandalay}}'':
* AbsurdlyShortProductionTime: The film only ten days to be shot.
* CriticalDissonance: For the critics of the time, ''Mandalay'' was no better than your run-of-the-mill BMovie. The audience held it in much better regard, to the point of the film becoming extremely profitable for its studio.
* FakeRussian: Tanya Borodoff is Russian or, at least, of Russian ascent. The actress who plays her, Kay Francis, is American.
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* AbsurdlyShortProductionTime: The film only ten days to be shot.
* CriticalDissonance: For the critics of the time, ''Mandalay'' was no better than your run-of-the-mill BMovie. The audience held it in much better regard, to the point of the film becoming extremely profitable for its studio.
* FakeRussian: Tanya Borodoff is Russian or, at least, of Russian ascent. The actress who plays her, Kay Francis, is American.
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