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Trader Tom of the China Seas (1954)

Trader Tom of the China Seas poster
Directed by
Franklin Adreon
Genre
adventure film
Country
United States
Runtime
2h 47m
Rated
NR
Rating
10.0 of 10 from 1 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

An adventurer named Tom helps a woman in danger on the China Seas. They face villains and perilous situations.

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What happens

Trader Tom of the China Seas is a 1954 Republic film serial directed by Franklin Adreon and starring Harry Lauter, Aline Towne, Lyle Talbot, Robert Shayne, Fred Graham, and Richard Reeves. In 1966 the serial was edited into Century 66 100-minute television film with the new title Target: Sea of China. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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