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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.

Top Cast

  • John Payne

    John Payne

    Charles S. Chinnough

  • Gail Russell

    Gail Russell

    Kim Mitchell

  • Jeffrey Lynn

    Jeffrey Lynn

    Capt. George Brendensen

  • Lon Chaney Jr.

    Lon Chaney Jr.

    Red Lynch

  • Edgar Bergen

    Edgar Bergen

    Mr. Haasvelt

  • Michael O'Shea

    Michael O'Shea

    Trask

  • Ellen Corby

    Ellen Corby

    Miss Endicott

  • Robert Armstrong

    Robert Armstrong

    Keegan

  • John Qualen

    John Qualen

    Geech

Overview

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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