Blood Alley
★ 6 · 1955 · 110m · Adventure · Action · Drama
An American Merchant Marine captain, rescued from a Chinese Communist jail by local villagers, is "shanghaied" into transporting the entire village to Hong Kong on an ancient paddle steamer.
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