Captain China (1950)
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.
- Released
- 1950-02-02
- Genres
- Action, Adventure, Romance
- Runtime
- 97 min
- Status
- Released
- Directed / written by
- Lewis R. Foster
- TMDB rating
- 5.5/10 from 6 votes
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
- Ellen Corby as Miss Endicott
- Robert Armstrong as Keegan
- John Qualen as Geech
- Ilka Grüning as Mrs. Marguerite Haasvelt
- Denver Pyle as Steve
- Keith Richards as Alberts
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