Adventure on the dangerous waters of the Orient!
An American Merchant Marine captain, rescued from a Chinese Communist jail by local villagers, is "shanghaied" into transporting the entire village to Hong Kong on an ancient paddle steamer.
Directed byWilliam A. Wellman
- Status
- Released
- Runtime
- 1h 50m
- Language
- EN
- Released
- October 1, 1955
- Budget
- $2,000,000
- Revenue
- $2,200,000
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John Wayne
Capt. Tom Wilder
Lauren Bacall
Cathy Grainger
Paul Fix
Mr. Tso
Joy Kim
Susu
Berry Kroeger
Old Feng
Mike Mazurki
Big Han
Anita Ekberg
Wei Ling
Lowell Gilmore
British Officer
James Hong
Communist Soldier
Henry Nakamura
Tack - Engineer
- Directed by
- William A. Wellman
- Written by
- Albert Sidney Fleischman
- Produced by
- Robert FellowsJohn Wayne
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