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Hitting the screen with the force of a raging typhoon!
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.Read moreLess
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.
The story
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.
Cast & crew
John PayneCharles S. Chinnough
Gail RussellKim Mitchell
Jeffrey LynnCapt. George Brendensen
Lon Chaney Jr.Red Lynch
Edgar BergenMr. Haasvelt
Michael O'SheaTrask
Ellen CorbyMiss Endicott
Robert ArmstrongKeegan
John QualenGeech
Ilka GrüningMrs. Marguerite Haasvelt
Denver PyleSteve
Keith RichardsAlbertsExplore the crew
- Director
- Lewis R. Foster
- Producer
- William C. Thomas
- Producer
- William H. Pine
- Writer
- Gwen Bagni
- Original Music Composer
- Lucien Cailliet
- Writer
- Lewis R. Foster
- Director of Photography
- John Alton
- Editor
- Howard A. Smith