Overview - Captain China

Overview

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

• Name: John Payne

  Character: Charles S. Chinnough

  Popularity: 1.4511

  

• Name: Gail Russell

  Character: Kim Mitchell

  Popularity: 0.5233

  

• Name: Jeffrey Lynn

  Character: Capt. George Brendensen

  Popularity: 0.7057

  

• Name: Lon Chaney Jr.

  Character: Red Lynch

  Popularity: 1.4706

  

• Name: Edgar Bergen

  Character: Mr. Haasvelt

  Popularity: 0.8586

  

• Name: Michael O'Shea

  Character: Trask

  Popularity: 0.6194

  

• Name: Ellen Corby

  Character: Miss Endicott

  Popularity: 1.068

  

• Name: Robert Armstrong

  Character: Keegan

  Popularity: 0.9146