6.8 /10 1 Votes
5.9/10 TV Original language(s) English First episode date 1 June 1952 Language English | 7.7/10 IMDb Country of origin United States Running time 30 minutes Final episode date 1 January 1955 Cast Dan Duryea | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Written by Robert C. Dennis
Jack Laird Directed by Gene Fowler Jr.
Leslie Goodwins Starring Dan Duryea
Douglass Dumbrille
Myrna Dell
Clarence Lung Production company National Telefilm Associates Directors Gene Fowler Jr., Leslie Goodwins Similar Ramar of the Jungle, Biff Baker - USA, My Little Margie, The Barbara Stanwyck, Schlitz Playhouse of Stars | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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 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.
In 1959 Daffy Duck played China Jones a parody of Duryea's character.
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