Captain China
Hitting the screen with the force of a raging typhoon!
1950 · 1h 37m · Passed
Action, Adventure, Romance
Directed by
Lewis R. Foster
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Captain China
Overview
The title character, played by John Payne, is a ship's captain whose embittered behavior after losing his lady love seemingly leads to tragedy. Accused of deliberately scuttling his ship during a typhoon, Captain China hopes to clear himself by signing on as a common seaman on a vessel captain by his former first mate Brendensen. There's no love lost between the two men, and their mutual animosity is intensified when both fall in love with beautiful passenger.
Director and cast
- Lewis R. Foster Director
- John Payne as Charles S. Chinnough
- Gail Russell as Kim Mitchell
- Jeffrey Lynn as Capt. George Brendensen
- Lon Chaney Jr. as Red Lynch
- Edgar Bergen as Mr. Haasvelt
- Michael O'Shea as Trask
- Ellen Corby as Miss Endicott
- Robert Armstrong as Keegan
- John Qualen as Geech
- Ilka Grüning as Mrs. Marguerite Haasvelt
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