China Doll is a 1958 romantic drama film set in the China Burma India Theater of World War II and starring Victor Mature and Li Li-Hua. It represented a return to films for director Frank Borzage who had taken a 10-year hiatus before tackling this poignant, yet "offbeat" film.
Theatrical (lobby) poster
The dichotomy of the burly Mature with the diminutive Li Li-Hua was evident in their scenes.
The Douglas C-47 Skytrain transport aircraft was featured predominantly in the film.
Victor John Mature was an American stage, film, and television actor who was a leading man in Hollywood during the 1940s and 1950s. His best known film roles include One Million B.C. (1940), My Darling Clementine (1946), Kiss of Death (1947), Samson and Delilah (1949), and The Robe (1953). He also appeared in many musicals opposite such stars as Rita Hayworth and Betty Grable.
Mature c. 1940s
Rita Hayworth and Mature, 1942
Mature in the trailer for Cry of the City
Mature with Hedy Lamarr in Samson and Delilah (1949)