World for Ransom (1954)

Cast

Complete credited cast:
	Dan Duryea	...	Mike Callahan / Corrigan
	Gene Lockhart	...	Alexis Pederas
	Patric Knowles	...	Julian March
	Reginald Denny	...	Maj. Ian Bone
	Nigel Bruce	...	Gov. Sir Charles Coutts
	Marian Carr	...	Frennessey March
	Arthur Shields	...	Sean O'Connor
	Douglass Dumbrille	...	Insp. McCollum
	Carmen D'Antonio	...	Dancer
	Keye Luke	...	Wong
	Clarence Lung	...	Johnny Chan
	Lou Nova	...	Guzik

Storyline

Made by the same production set-up on the same lot that was producing the 1953-54 "China Smith/Captain China" TV series that starred Dan Duryea as soldier-of-fortune China Smith, using many of the same players that were regulars on the TV series, including Douglass Dumbrille, as head of the British Intelligence, and the same "Singapore", British Colony colonials and China sets used on the series. In this instance, they had the good grace to actually make a "new" film rather than just paste two of the TV episodes together and sending it out as a "new" movie as many of the TV production companies were doing at the time, i.e., the producers of the "Ramar of the Jungle" and Guy Madison's "Wild Bill Hickok" series. And changed the role names of Duryea and Dumbrille, but the Duryea character is still "China Smith." And hired a good director. This time out China Smith... Written by Les Adams <longhorn1939@suddenlink.net>  

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