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54% Critic Match
China Girl
“Captain Fifi...115 pounds of curses, crookedness and kisses!”
5.4 / 10• 1942• 1h 35m•NR• English
RomanceDramaWar
Storyline
Two-fisted newsreel photographer Johnny Williams is stationed in Burma and China in the early stage of WW II. Captured by the Japanese, he escapes from a concentration camp with the aid of beautiful, enigmatic 'China Girl' Miss Young. The two arduously make their way back to friendly lines so that Johnny can deliver the vital military information he's managed to glean from his captors.
Cast & Crew
George Montgomery
Johnny Williams
Lead
Gene Tierney
Haoli Young
Lynn Bari
Captain Fifi
Victor McLaglen
Bull Weed
Alan Baxter
Flyer Bill Jones
Sig Ruman
Jarubi
Myron McCormick
Shorty McGuire
Robert Blake
Chandu
What People Are Saying
3.0
“A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. Henry Hathaway's vision lands with breathtaking precision.”
3.0
“Every frame feels alive. China Girl is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.”
