The read
Audiences rate it 22 points higher than critics do.
Synopsis
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.
Ratings
IMDb6.2/10
Rotten Tomatoes40%
Audiences rate it 22 points higher than critics do.
60 audience votes
Key crew
- William A. WellmanDirector
- Roy WebbOriginal Music Composer
- Albert Sidney FleischmanScreenplay
Cast
- John WayneCapt. Tom Wilder
- Lauren BacallCathy Grainger
- Paul FixMr. Tso
- Joy KimSusu
- Berry KroegerOld Feng
- Mike MazurkiBig Han
- Anita EkbergWei Ling
- Lowell GilmoreBritish Officer
- James HongCommunist Soldier
- Henry NakamuraTack - Engineer
- Victor Sen YungCpl. Wang
Stills
Themes
escaperefugeepaddleboatimaginary friendorientsteamboatlove affairpaddlewheel boatwoman slaps a mansteamshipmerchant marinedetermination