William A. Wellman and 2 more Rated: G

John Wayne and Lauren Bacall star as a tough-as-nails merchant shipcaptain and the woman who melts his heart, convincing him to risk hislife on a daring mission to shepherd a boatload of refugees throughBlood Alley.The ocean straits separating mainland China from Hong Kong,known as Blood Alley, are an insurmountable barrier for refugees fromCommunist China.

But Cathy Grainger (Bacall), the daughter of amissionary murdered by the Red Army, wears down Captain Tom Wilder's(John Wayne) instinct for personal survival.

Now, Wilder will have to use all his skill and wiliness to run the gauntlet of gunships and warplanes patrolling the passage to Hong Kong.