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Blood Alley

"Adventure on the dangerous waters of the Orient!"

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NR 1955 · 1h 50m
Adventure, Drama, Action
Starring John Wayne · Lauren Bacall · Paul Fix
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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.

Theatrical
Oct 1, 1955
Box Office
$2.2M
Budget
$2.0M
Return
1.1x
DVD / Blu-ray
May 3, 2005
Director
William A. Wellman
Writer
Albert Sidney Fleischman
Producers
Robert Fellows, John Wayne
Music
Roy Webb
Studio
Batjac Productions, Warner Bros. Pictures
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
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Cast

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J
John Wayne
Capt. Tom Wilder
L
Lauren Bacall
Cathy Grainger
P
Paul Fix
Mr. Tso
B
Berry Kroeger
Old Feng
M
Mike Mazurki
Big Han
A
Anita Ekberg
Wei Ling
L
Lowell Gilmore
British Officer
J
James Hong
Communist Soldier
H
Henry Nakamura
Tack - Engineer
V
Victor Sen Yung
Cpl. Wang

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