Blood Alley
Adventure on the dangerous waters of the Orient!
1955 · 1h 50m · APPROVED
Action, Adventure, Drama
Directed by
William A. Wellman
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Blood Alley
Overview
An American Merchant Marine captain, rescued from a Chinese Communist jail by local villagers, is "shanghaied" into transporting the entire village to Hong Kong on an ancient paddle steamer.
Director and cast
- William A. Wellman Director
- John Wayne as Capt. Tom Wilder
- Lauren Bacall as Cathy Grainger
- Paul Fix as Mr. Tso
- Joy Kim as Susu
- Berry Kroeger as Old Feng
- Mike Mazurki as Big Han
- Anita Ekberg as Wei Ling
- Lowell Gilmore as British Officer
- James Hong as Communist Soldier
- Henry Nakamura as Tack - Engineer
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