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  • China Smith The Phantom Sampan (Season 1, Episode 18)
  • TV Episode | Adventure

China Smith

The Phantom Sampan (Season 1, Episode 18)
TV Episode | Adventure

Peaceable Smith mugs a sailor. He rifles the man's wallet, then gives it to Inspector Hobson as found property. The inspector tells him a cautionary tale of another Singapore rapscallion, a river pirate who drove Straits Settlement Rubber ...See morePeaceable Smith mugs a sailor. He rifles the man's wallet, then gives it to Inspector Hobson as found property. The inspector tells him a cautionary tale of another Singapore rapscallion, a river pirate who drove Straits Settlement Rubber almost to ruin; the firm survived only because a businessman, Wu Chow, bought into it. But the elusive pirate found it wise to retire from Hobson's jurisdiction--Smith take note! Straits Settlement, though, wants Smith to deal with a new problem. The company needs Wu Chow's vote for "the S and M merger" but he's paralyzed by fear. Smith knows how "The Collector" frightens wealthy Chinese in Singapore, who pay to protect their relatives in Red China. But Wu Chow has no relatives there. Hobson's story of the pirate and his phantom sampan explain the situation. The Collector inadvertently dispenses justice. Hobson proves to be a very good shot. Written by atash See less
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Director
Writer
Robert C. Dennis (written by)
Producers
Edward Lewis (as An Edward Lewis Production) | Bernard Tabakin
Cinematographer
Editor
Arthur Roberts (as Arthur Roberts)
Status
Edit Released
Updated Jan 15, 1953

Release date
Jan 15, 1953 (United States)

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9 cast members
Name Known for
Dan Duryea
China Smith China Smith   See fewer
Myrna Dell
'Empress' Shira 'Empress' Shira   See fewer
Douglass Dumbrille
Inspector Hobson Inspector Hobson   See fewer
Philip Tonge
Proctor Proctor   See fewer
Ralph Ahn
Shasi Shasi   See fewer
Clarence Lung
Han (as Clarence E. Lung) Han (as Clarence E. Lung)   See fewer
Ted Hecht
The Collector The Collector   See fewer
Everett Glass
Treasurer (uncredited) Treasurer (uncredited)   See fewer
Thomas Browne Henry
Board Member (uncredited) Board Member (uncredited)   See fewer
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