Captain China

“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.

Director

Lewis R. Foster

Screenplay

Lewis R. Foster

Screenplay

Gwen Bagni

Music

Lucien Cailliet

Status

Released

Release date

02/02/1950

Original language

English