China Smith

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
Original release
Release	1 June 1952 – 1 January 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.

In 1959 Daffy Duck played China Jones, a parody of Duryea's character.

Cast

• Dan Duryea as China Smith
• Douglass Dumbrille as Inspector Hobson
• Myrna Dell as Shira
• Clarence Lung as Johnny Fung

External links

• China Smith at IMDb