Captain China 74 years old

Hitting the screen with the force of a raging typhoon!

Captain China

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.

Credits

Captain China Cast

Name Character
Robert Armstrong He was 59, 82 years old when he died as Keegan
Ellen Corby She was 38, 87 years old when she died as Miss Endicott
Keith Richards He was 6, now 80 years old as Alberts
John Payne He was 37, 77 years old when he died as Charles S. Chinnough
Ilka Grüning She was 73, 88 years old when she died as Mrs. Marguerite Haasvelt
Denver Pyle He was 29, 77 years old when he died as Steve
John Qualen He was 50, 87 years old when he died as Geech
Walter Reed He was 98, 149 years old when he died as Martin
Zon Murray He was 39, 68 years old when he died as Gus (as Zonn Murray)
Gail Russell She was 25, 36 years old when she died as Kim Mitchell
Reed Howes He was 49, 64 years old when he died as Blake
Edgar Bergen He was 46, 75 years old when he died as Mr. Haasvelt
Jeffrey Lynn He was 40, 86 years old when he died as Capt. George Brendensen
Art Foster He was 30, 89 years old when he died as Mate on Rescue Ship (uncredited)
Harry Hayden He was 67, 72 years old when he died as Shipping Line Owner
Harry Hayden He was 67, 72 years old when he died as Ship Line Owner (uncredited)
Erville Alderson He was 67, 74 years old when he died as Doctor
Charles Regan He was 107, 79 years old when he died as Wade (as Charlie Regan)
John Bagni He was 39, 43 years old when he died as Sparks
Ray Hyke He was 32, 64 years old when he died as Michaels
Wallace Scott as Scotty (as Wally Scott)
Lee Roberts He was 36, 76 years old when he died as Marsh
Michael O'Shea He was 43, 67 years old when he died as Trask
Lon Chaney (Sr.) He was 66, 47 years old when he died as Red Lynch

Captain China Crew

Name Department
Howard A. Smith as Editor. Editing
William C. Thomas as Producer. He was 46 (80) years old when He died Production
William H. Pine as Producer. He was 53 (59) years old when He died Production
John Alton as Director of Photography. He was 48 (94) years old when He died Camera
Lucien Cailliet as Original Music Composer. He was 53 (88) years old when He died Sound
Gwen Bagni as Writer. She was 37 (88) years old when She died Writing
Captain China poster
Captain China (74 years)

Hitting the screen with the force of a raging typhoon!

  • Release day: Thursday, February 02, 1950
  • Runtime: 97 minutes