Blood Alley

1955 · directed by William A. Wellman

Rating

53/100

Hit

no

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.

Blood Alley (1955), directed by William A. Wellman, rates 53/100. See how its director, cast and crew rate across their careers.

Cast

• John Wayne
• Lauren Bacall
• Paul Fix
• Joy Kim
• Berry Kroeger
• Mike Mazurki
• Anita Ekberg
• Lowell Gilmore
• James Hong
• Henry Nakamura

Crew

• William H. Clothier — Director of Photography
• Fred MacDowell — Editor
• Ralph Dawson — Editor
• Roy Webb — Original Music Composer
• Albert Sidney Fleischman — Screenplay

More from William A. Wellman

1. The Ox-Bow Incident (1943) — 84/100 · hit
2. Yellow Sky (1948) — 83/100 · hit
3. Wings (1927) — 83/100 · hit
4. The Public Enemy (1931) — 81/100 · hit
5. A Star Is Born (1937) — 79/100
6. Wild Boys of the Road (1933) — 78/100

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