ADVENTURES OF MARCO POLO

Marco Polo animated

YEAR: 1938

SUMMARY

Marco Polo travels from Venice to Peking, where he quickly discovers spaghetti and gunpowder and falls in love with the Emperor's daughter. The Emperor Kublai Khan is a kindly fellow, but his evil aide Ahmed wants to get rid of Kublai Khan so he can be emperor, and to get rid of Marco Polo so he can marry the princess. Ahmed sends Marco Polo to the West to fight barbarians, but he returns just in time to save the day.

DIRECTORS

Archie Mayo

John Cromwell


ART DEPARTMENT

John DeCuir Sr.