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Captain China
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5.5The 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.
Released: 1950-02-0297 minDir: Lewis R. FosterAction, Adventure, Romance
Cast
- 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
Themes
- china
- reef
- typhoon
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- film
- Genre
- adventure film
- Country of origin
- United States
- Original language
- English language
- Director
- Lewis R. Foster
- Cast member
- Lon Chaney Jr.
- Composer
- Lucien Cailliet
- Cinematographer
- John Alton
- Duration
- 97
- FilmAffinity ID
- 391257
- Distribution format
- video on demand
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- publication date
- 1950-00-00
- title
- Captain China
- distributed by
- Paramount Pictures
- color
- black-and-white
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