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Captain China

Captain China

Hitting the screen with the force of a raging typhoon!

19504.61h 37mNR

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.

Directed by Lewis R. Foster
Written by Lewis R. Foster, Gwen Bagni
Produced by William H. Pine, William C. Thomas
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Top Cast

John Payne

John Payne

Charles S. Chinnough

Gail Russell

Gail Russell

Kim Mitchell

Jeffrey Lynn

Jeffrey Lynn

Capt. George Brendensen

Lon Chaney Jr.

Lon Chaney Jr.

Red Lynch

Edgar Bergen

Edgar Bergen

Mr. Haasvelt

Michael O'Shea

Michael O'Shea

Trask

Ellen Corby

Ellen Corby

Miss Endicott

Robert Armstrong

Robert Armstrong

Keegan

John Qualen

John Qualen

Geech

Ilka Grüning

Ilka Grüning

Mrs. Marguerite Haasvelt

Themes & Keywords

chinareeftyphoon

About Captain China

Captain China is a action, adventure, romance film released in 1950 exploring themes of china, reef, typhoon. Directed by Lewis R. Foster, it stars John Payne, Gail Russell, Jeffrey Lynn. 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.

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