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China Doll
China Doll

China Doll

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

Genres

DramaRomanceWar

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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.

Others

Budget

$--

Revenue

$--

Status

Released

Original Language

English

Runtime

99 mins

Rating

7.2/10

Release Date

06 June 1958

Country

United States of America

Cast

Victor Mature

Victor Mature

Capt. Cliff Brandon

Li Li-Hua

Li Li-Hua

Shu-Jen

Ward Bond

Ward Bond

Father Cairns

Bob Mathias

Bob Mathias

Capt. Phil Gates

Johnny Desmond

Johnny Desmond

Sgt. Steve Hill

Stuart Whitman

Stuart Whitman

Lt. Dan O'Neill

Elaine Devry

Elaine Devry

Alice Nichols

Ann McCrea

Ann McCrea

Mona Perkins

Danny Chang

Danny Chang

Ellington

Denver Pyle

Denver Pyle

Col. Wiley

Don 'Red' Barry

Don 'Red' Barry

MSgt. Hal Foster

Tige Andrews

Tige Andrews

Cpl. Carlo Menotti

Gregg Barton

Gregg Barton

Airman

Lisa Lu

Lisa Lu

Tulips

Cosmo Sardo

Cosmo Sardo

Plane Passenger

Steve Mitchell

Steve Mitchell

Dave Reisner

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