Captain China (1950)
Hitting the screen with the force of a raging typhoon!
97 min
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.
- Release date
- February 2, 1950
- Country of origin
- United States
Cast
- John Payne as Charles S. Chinnough aka Captain China
- 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. Haasvelt
Crew
- Lewis R. Foster · Director
- John Bagni · Writer
- Gwen Bagni · Writer
- Lewis R. Foster · Writer
- William H. Pine · Producer
- William C. Thomas · Producer
- Lucien Cailliet · Composer
- John Alton · Cinematographer
- Howard A. Smith · Editor