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Captain China
First aired on Feb 2, 1950
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Genres: Action, Adventure, Romance

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.

Featured Cast: click image to view more
John Payne | Charles S. Chinnough
Gail Russell | Kim Mitchell
Jeffrey Lynn | Capt. George Brendensen
Lon Chaney Jr. | Red Lynch
Edgar Bergen | Mr. Haasvelt
Michael O'Shea | Trask
Featured Crew
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Lewis R. Foster | Director
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John Alton | Director of Photography
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William C. Thomas | Producer
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Howard A. Smith | Editor
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Lewis R. Foster | Writer
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Gwen Bagni | Writer