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Captain China

Release Date:February 2, 1950

Running Time:97 min

Genres:Adventure, Action, Romance

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Cast

John Payne Gail Russell Jeffrey Lynn Lon Chaney Jr.Edgar Bergen Michael O'Shea Ellen Corby Robert Armstrong John Qualen Ilka Grüning Denver Pyle Keith Richards

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Synopsis

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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