Dan Duryea played the American rogue China Smith, an adventurer and opportunist, who was many times only just a little better than the crooks and thieves he was hired to root out. Based in Singapore, Smith's adventures would take him all over southeast Asia during the 1950s. Shot entirely in Mexico and Hollywood, China Smith aired in syndication for one season, took a season off, and came back for a second season as The New Adventures of China Smith.