China Smith
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| China Smith | |
|---|---|
| Written by | Robert C. Dennis Jack Laird |
| Directed by | Gene Fowler Jr. Leslie Goodwins |
| Starring | Dan Duryea Douglass Dumbrille Myrna Dell Clarence Lung |
| Country of origin | United States |
| Original language | English |
| Production | |
| Running time | 30 minutes |
| Production company | National Telefilm Associates |
| Release | |
| Original release | June 1, 1952 – January 1, 1955 |
China Smith was a 1950s television adventure series starring Dan Duryea. The television show takes place in Singapore. Much of the cast and crew also worked on the film World for Ransom, which is considered an extension of the television program. Director Robert Aldrich had also directed two episodes of the series.
The title character was a soldier of fortune wearing a white suit and panama hat living in Singapore who would face danger and excitement every week.
The series was made with a two-year gap; the first 26 episodes being filmed in Mexico, the second 26 episodes were shot in 1954-1955.[1]
In 1959 Daffy Duck played China Jones, a parody of Duryea's character.[2]
Cast[]
- Dan Duryea as China Smith
- Douglass Dumbrille as Inspector Hobson
- Myrna Dell as Shira
- Clarence Lung as Johnny Fung
Episode list[]
| No. overall |
Title | Directed by | Written by | Original air date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | "The Bamboo Coffin" | Arthur Pierson | Robert C. Dennis | |
| 2 | "Celestial Pebbles" | Arthur Pierson | Robert C. Dennis | |
| 3 | "The Corpse With The Purple Ear" | TBA | Robert C. Dennis | |
| 4 | "Cruise To Colombo" | Arthur Pierson | Story by : Lindsay Hardy Teleplay by : Robert C. Dennis | |
| 5 | "Curse Of The River Gods" | TBA | TBA | |
| 6 | "Devil-In-The-Godown" | Edward Mann | Robert C. Dennis | 1952 |
| 7 | "Dynasty Of The Dead" | TBA | Robert C. Dennis | 1952 |
| 8 | "Espionage Express" | TBA | TBA | |
| 9 | "High Sea" | Arthur Pierson | Robert C. Dennis | |
| 10 | "The Jade Trap" | TBA | TBA | |
| 11 | "Jungle Dragon" | Arthur Pierson | Robert C. Dennis | |
| 12 | "The Kaprielian Cipher" | Arthur Pierson | Robert C. Dennis | |
| 13 | "Killer In The Kampong" | Arthur Pierson | Robert C. Dennis | |
| 14 | "Kris Of Death" | Edward Mann | Robert C. Dennis | |
| 15 | "Moon Flower" | TBA | Robert C. Dennis | 1952 |
| 16 | "My Ship Has A Golden Keel" | TBA | Robert C. Dennis | 1952 |
| 17 | "Pagoda In The Jungle" | Arthur Pierson | Robert C. Dennis | 1952 |
| 18 | "The Phantom Sampan" | Arthur Pierson | Robert C. Dennis | |
| 19 | "Port Of Thieves" | TBA | Robert C. Dennis | 1952 |
| 20 | "Shanghai Clipper" | Robert Aldrich | Robert C. Dennis | 1952 |
| 21 | "Straight Settlement" | Robert Aldrich | Story by : Robert C. Dennis Teleplay by : Lindsay Hardy | |
| 22 | "The Tanaka Archive" | TBA | Robert C. Dennis | 1952 |
| 23 | "The Wondrous Funeral Of Sergeant Ko" | TBA | Robert C. Dennis | 1952 |
| 24 | "Wreath Of Poppies" | TBA | Robert C. Dennis | 1952 |
| 25 | "The Year Of The Phoenix" | Arthur Pierson | Robert C. Dennis | 1952 |
| 26 | "Zorana The Destroyer" | TBA | Robert C. Dennis | 1952 |
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