Screen legends John Wayne and Lauren Bacall star in director William Wellman's exotic tale of romance and adventure. After being freed from Chinese communists, Wayne's boat pilot agrees to take a group of villagers to Hong Kong and freedom via an exceptionally dangerous waterway known as "Blood Alley" aboard a decrepit steamer. Along for the ride is Bacall as the headstrong daughter of a local missionary, supported by a cast that includes Hollywood tough guy Mike Mazurki and international sex symbol AnitaEkberg.