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China Corsair (1951)

China Corsair poster
Directed by
Ray Nazarro
Genre
adventure film
Country
United States
Runtime
1h 16m
Rated
NR
Rating
6.2 of 10 from 2 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

An American adventurer gets mixed up with a smuggler and a dangerous woman in 1950s Hong Kong. He tries to outwit a local crime boss and win the girl.

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What happens

China Corsair is a 1951 American adventure film directed by Ray Nazarro, starring Jon Hall and Lisa Ferraday and released by Columbia Pictures. It marks the film debut of Ernest Borgnine. Filming took place in February 1951. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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