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Blood Alley

Blood Alley

Adventure on the dangerous waters of the Orient!

19555.91h 50m

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.

Directed by William A. Wellman
Written by Albert Sidney Fleischman
Produced by Robert Fellows, John Wayne
Box OfficeBudget: $2.0MRevenue: $2.2M

Top Cast

John Wayne

John Wayne

Capt. Tom Wilder

Lauren Bacall

Lauren Bacall

Cathy Grainger

Paul Fix

Paul Fix

Mr. Tso

Joy Kim

Joy Kim

Susu

Berry Kroeger

Berry Kroeger

Old Feng

Mike Mazurki

Mike Mazurki

Big Han

Anita Ekberg

Anita Ekberg

Wei Ling

Lowell Gilmore

Lowell Gilmore

British Officer

James Hong

James Hong

Communist Soldier

Henry Nakamura

Henry Nakamura

Tack - Engineer

Themes & Keywords

escaperefugeepaddleboatimaginary friendorientsteamboatlove affairpaddlewheel boatwoman slaps a mansteamshipmerchant marinedeterminationcommunist chinaescape plansteamboat captainman slaps a womanchinese navyformosa straitseeking freedomchinese villageescape from communism

About Blood Alley

Blood Alley is a adventure, action, drama film released in 1955 exploring themes of escape, refugee, paddleboat, imaginary friend, orient, steamboat. Directed by William A. Wellman, it stars John Wayne, Lauren Bacall, Paul Fix. 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.

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