Sydney Greenstreet, Geraldine Fitzgerald, Peter Lorre

According to a legend, if three strangers gather before an idol of Kwan Yin (the Chinese goddess of fortune and destiny) on the night of the Chinese New Year and make a common wish, Kwan Yin will open...( read more  read more... ) her eyes and her heart and grant the wish. In London 1938 on the Chinese New Year, Crystal Shackleford has such an idol and decides to put the legend to the test. She picks two random strangers off the street, and puts the proposition to them. They decide that an ideal wish would be for a sweepstakes ticket they buy equal shares in to be a winner. After all, everyone needs money and a pot is very easy to divide equally, right?

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Unrated, 92 min.

Directed by: Jean Negulesco

Release Date: January 28, 1946

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  • January 16, 2009
    good stuff great cast dark and moody I liked it

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