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China Corsair
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Wikipedia article
'China Corsair' is a 1951 American adventure film directed by Ray Nazarro, starring Jon Hall and Lisa Ferraday and released by Columbia Pictures. It was the film debut of Ernest Borgnine.
Filming took place in February 1951. Ron Randell was under long term contract to Columbia.
Plot synopsis
McMillen (Jon Hall) is cheated out of his winnings in a gambling club. The winnings were the last of his money, so he gets a job on a ship as the engineer. Tamara (Lisa Ferraday) rescues shipwrecked McMillen. While romance blossoms, the pair try to prevent a crook from selling her uncles priceless collection of antique jade.
Reception
'The New York Daily News' described the flick as "a preposterous affair" and noted Borgnine's role as a "Chinese villain" as unconvincing.
Cast
*Jon Hall - McMillan
*Lisa Ferraday - Tamara
*Ron Randell - Paul Lowell
*Douglas Kennedy - Capt. Frenchy
*Ernest Borgnine - Hu Chang
*John Dehner - Pedro
*Marya Marco - Lotus
*Philip Ahn - Wong San
*Peter Mamakos - Juan
*Amanda Blake - Jane Richards
References
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