Captain China
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“Hitting the screen with the force of a raging typhoon!”
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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Cast
26 people
John Payne
Charles S. Chinnough
Known for
Miracle on 34th Street
Kansas City Confidential
Gail Russell
Kim Mitchell
Known for
The Uninvited
Angel and the Badman
Jeffrey Lynn
Capt. George Brendensen
Known for
The Roaring Twenties
A Letter to Three Wives
Lon Chaney Jr.
Red Lynch
Known for
The Wolf Man
Spider Baby
Edgar Bergen
Mr. Haasvelt
Known for
I Remember Mama
Michael O'Shea
Trask
Known for
It Should Happen to You
Ellen Corby
Miss Endicott
Known for
Vertigo
The Waltons
Robert Armstrong
Keegan
Known for
King Kong
The Most Dangerous Game
John Qualen
Geech
Known for
Casablanca
The Searchers
Ilka Grüning
Mrs. Marguerite Haasvelt
Known for
Phantom
Joyless Street
Denver Pyle
Steve
Known for
The Dukes of Hazzard
Bonnie and Clyde
Keith Richards
Alberts
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The James Brothers of Missouri
Queen of the Amazons
Lewis R. Foster Director · Gwen Bagni Writer Lucien Cailliet Composer
United States release February 2, 1950 · Produced in United States · Production Paramount Pictures
Production
Pine-Thomas Productions
Production
Paramount Pictures
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United States
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Original language
English
Spoken on screen
English
Release dates
United States · February 2, 1950
Theatrical
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