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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.
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Cast
Episodes by season
Season01
- S01E01The Bamboo CoffinJanuary 1, 1952—
- S01E02Celestial Pebbles—
- S01E03The Corpse with the Purple Ear—
- S01E04Cruise to Colombo—
- S01E05Curse of the River Gods—
- S01E06Devil-in-the-Godown—
- S01E07Dynasty of the Dead—
- S01E08Espionage Express—
- S01E09High Sea—
- S01E10The Jade Trap—
- S01E11Jungle Dragon—
- S01E12The Kapreilian Cipher—
- S01E13Killer in the Kampong—
- S01E14Kris of Death—
- S01E15Moon Flower—
- S01E16My Ship Has a Golden Keel—
- S01E17Pagoda in the Jungle
- S01E18The Phantom Sampan—
- S01E19Port of Thieves—
- S01E20Shanghai Clipper—
- S01E21Straight Settlement—
- S01E22The Tanaka Archive—
- S01E23The Wondrous Funeral of Sergeant Ko—
- S01E24Wreath of Poppies—
- S01E25The Year of the Phoenix—
- S01E26Zorana the Destroyer—
Season02
- S02E01A Bandit of Malaya—
- S02E02The Bible of Mr. Quaile—
- S02E03Black Wings of the Firebird—
- S02E04The Broken Rice Bowl of Chen Lo—
- S02E05The Devil Chaser—
- S02E06Double Crosswinds—
- S02E07The Emperor's Teapot—
- S02E08Escort to Saigon—
- S02E09Ferry to Kowloon—
- S02E10Forbidden Atoll—
- S02E11Full Fathom Five—
- S02E12Grave in Sumatra—
- S02E13The Manchu Emeralds—
- S02E14The Night the Dragon Walked—
- S02E15Nightmare in Green—
- S02E16The Paper Dragon—
- S02E17Plane to Taiwan—A charter pilot is waylaid in an alley and told his wife will die if he fails to obey orders. The following day he boards an airplane that i
- S02E18The Proverbs of Shen-Tze—
- S02E19The Sea Coffin—
- S02E20The Sign of the Scorpion—While visiting Hong Kong, China Smith is hired by a woman to secretly serve as a bodyguard for her husband, a retired British naval officer.
- S02E21Spectacles of Heaven—
- S02E22The Tai-Ling Glaze—
- S02E23The Talons of Tongking—
- S02E24The Tidewalker—
- S02E25The Traveller from Tsingtao—
- S02E26The Yellow Jade Lion—