Popularity: 3 (history)
| Director: | William A. Wellman |
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| Writer: | Albert Sidney Fleischman |
| Staring: |
| 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. | |
| Release Date: | Oct 01, 1955 |
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| Director: | William A. Wellman |
| Writer: | Albert Sidney Fleischman |
| Genres: | Adventure, Action, Drama |
| Keywords | refugee, paddleboat, imaginary friend, orient, escape, steamboat, love affair, paddlewheel boat, woman slaps a man, steamship, merchant marine, determination, communist china, escape plan, steamboat captain, man slaps a woman, chinese navy, formosa strait, seeking freedom, chinese village, escape from communism |
| Production Companies | Warner Bros. Pictures, Batjac Productions |
| Box Office |
Revenue: $0
Budget: $0 |
| Updates |
Updated: Feb 02, 2025 Entered: Apr 13, 2024 |
| Name | Character |
|---|---|
| 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 |
| Victor Sen Yung | Cpl. Wang |
| Name | Job |
|---|---|
| William A. Wellman | Director |
| Roy Webb | Original Music Composer |
| William H. Clothier | Director of Photography |
| Evelyn Finley | Stunts |
| Andrew V. McLaglen | Assistant Director |
| Albert Sidney Fleischman | Screenplay, Novel |
| Fred MacDowell | Editor |
| Alfred Ybarra | Production Design |
| Victor A. Gangelin | Set Decoration |
| Gwen Wakeling | Costume Design |
| Nate H. Edwards | Production Manager |
| Tom Andre | Unit Production Manager |
| Sam Freedle | Script Supervisor |
| Norman Pringle | Makeup Supervisor |
| Web Overlander | Makeup Supervisor |
| Margaret Donovan | Hairstylist |
| Earl Crain Sr. | Sound |
| Maurice De Packh | Orchestrator |
| Gus Levene | Orchestrator |
| Ralph Dawson | Editor |
| Name | Title |
|---|---|
| John Wayne | Producer |
| Robert Fellows | Producer |
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Popularity History
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| 2024 | 4 | 11 | 23 | 4 |
| 2024 | 5 | 12 | 20 | 7 |
| 2024 | 6 | 10 | 15 | 5 |
| 2024 | 7 | 11 | 23 | 5 |
| 2024 | 8 | 10 | 16 | 5 |
| 2024 | 9 | 7 | 11 | 3 |
| 2024 | 10 | 7 | 12 | 3 |
| 2024 | 11 | 8 | 23 | 4 |
| 2024 | 12 | 6 | 11 | 3 |
| 2025 | 1 | 7 | 14 | 3 |
| 2025 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 1 |
| 2025 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 1 |
| 2025 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 1 |
| 2025 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 1 |
| 2025 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 2025 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 2025 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 2025 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
| 2025 | 10 | 2 | 3 | 1 |
| 2025 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 3 |
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