China Doll

Jun 6, 1958

1h 39m

★ 6.8

A Great Adventure out of the desperate days of the Famous Flying Tigers !

Overview

American pilot Cliff Brandon, fighting the Japanese in China, finds himself the unintentional "owner" of a Chinese housekeeper, Shu-Jen. The unlikely couple falls in love and marries, but not without tragedy brought on by the war.

Genres

Drama

Romance

War

Production Companies

Batjac Productions

Romina Productions

China Doll Trailers

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Cast

Capt. Cliff Brandon

Victor Mature

Shu-Jen

Li Li-Hua

Father Cairns

Ward Bond

Capt. Phil Gates

Bob Mathias

Sgt. Steve Hill

Johnny Desmond

Lt. Dan O'Neill

Stuart Whitman

Alice Nichols

Elaine Devry

Mona Perkins

Ann McCrea

Ellington

Danny Chang

Col. Wiley

Denver Pyle

MSgt. Hal Foster

Don 'Red' Barry

Cpl. Carlo Menotti

Tige Andrews

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