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.

• Batjac Productions
• Warner Bros. Pictures
• John Wayne
• Lauren Bacall
• Paul Fix
• Joy Kim
• Berry Kroeger
• Mike Mazurki
• Anita Ekberg
• Lowell Gilmore