The title character, played by John Payne, is a ship's captain whose embittered behavior after losing his lady love seemingly leads to tragedy. Accused of deliberately scuttling his ship during a typhoon, Captain China hopes to clear himself by signing on as a common seaman on a vessel captain by his former first mate Brendensen. There's no love lost between the two men, and their mutual animosity is intensified when both fall in love with beautiful passenger.
| Directing | Lewis R. Foster | Director |
| Writing | Gwen Bagni | Writer |
| Camera | John Alton | Director of Photography |
| Production | William H. Pine | Producer |
| Production | William C. Thomas | Producer |
| Editing | Howard A. Smith | Editor |
| Sound | Lucien Cailliet | Original Music Composer |
| Writing | Lewis R. Foster | Writer |
