Trader Tom of the China Seas
★ 10 · 1954 · 167m · Action · Adventure · War
In this 12 Chapter serial the UN enlists trader Tom Rogers and Vivian Wells, to lead the effort to prevent the natives from starting a revolution in Burmatra and its neighbors.
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