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.
Dan Duryea
Myrna Dell
Douglass Dumbrille
Nestor Paiva
Ted Hecht
Victor Sen Yung
Keye Luke
Patricia Wright
Werner Klemperer
Priscilla Pointer
Conrad Yama
Paul Guilfoyle
Rita Moreno
Marjorie Lord
Jack Raine
Louis Jean Heydt
Robert Symonds
Ralph Manza
Ben Wright
Dayton Lummis
Aram Katcher
Status:
Ended
Original Language:
English
Type:
Scripted
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