| John Wayne stars as Tom Wilder, a Merchant Marine Captain who is rescued from a communist Chinese jail by a village named, Chiku Shan. The village, using a riverboat ferry, want him to sail their whole village on the boat, to Hong Kong through Blood Alley. Costarring Lauren Bacall as Kathy. |  |
| Tom is seen here talking to a Chinese Prison guard, he is getting ready to escape. |
| Tom has just reached the village of Chiku Shan, he is welcomed by Kathy, and one of the village elders. |  |
| Kathy has entered Tom's room, to warn him about the Communist Chinese are searching the village, and he needs to hide. |
| Tom meets the ferryboat's chief engineer, while taking a bath. |  |
 | Tom is seen here, in the boat house for the first time. He is chatting with one of the villagers, name Big Han. |
| The villagers are loading the ferry, getting ready to sail to Hong Kong. |  |
 | The ferry is departing, and some of the villagers are taking a look for the last time at their homes. |
| See the ferry sailing off into a fog bank. They are planning to sail in fog banks and at night, to avoid the Chinese patrol boats. |  |
 | Tom and Kathy are discussing the whereabouts of her father, who has been missing. |
| Tom is seen here, battling the ship's wheel, through a nasty storm. |  |
 | Tom and Kathy are seen here in the end, cozing up to each other, as they enter Hong Kong Bay, their destination. |