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.

• DirectorLewis R. Foster
• Release2 February 1950
• Genre
  Action / Adventure
• Duration1h 37m
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• Revenue?
• Rate
  

  4.6
  5 reviews
• Productions

  Pine-Thomas Productions, Paramount Pictures