Captain China

Movie
TitleCaptain China
User score

5

Release dateFeb 2, 1950
GenreAction, Adventure, Romance
DirectorLewis R. Foster
Production countryUnited States of America
Production companiesPine-Thomas Productions, Paramount Pictures
Run time97 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.

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