Released
Captain China
February 2 1950 (almost 75 years ago)Rating
50
Based on
4 reviews
Hitting the screen with the force of a raging typhoon!
- Director: Lewis R. Foster
- Genres: Action, Adventure, Romance
- Runtime: 1 h 37 m
- Country: United States of America
- Companies: Pine-Thomas Productions, Paramount Pictures
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.
