Captain China

(1950)

★ 5.5 IMDb · 6 votes

Genres: Action, Adventure, Romance

Year: 1950

Runtime: 97 мин

Country: United States of America

Director: Lewis R. Foster

Cast: John Payne, Gail Russell, Jeffrey Lynn, Lon Chaney Jr., Эдгар Берген, Michael O'Shea, Эллен Корби, Robert Armstrong, John Qualen, Ilka Grüning

Plot

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.