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China Seas

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NR 1935 · 1h 27m
Adventure, Drama, Action
Starring Clark Gable · Jean Harlow · Wallace Beery
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Captain Alan Gaskell sails the perilous waters between Hong Kong and Singapore with a secret cargo: a fortune in British gold. That's not the only risky cargo he carries; both his fiery mistress and his refined fiancee are aboard!

Theatrical
Aug 9, 1935
Budget
$1.1M
Director
Tay Garnett
Writers
Jules Furthman, James Kevin McGuinness, John Lee Mahin
Producers
Albert Lewin, Irving Thalberg
Music
Herbert Stothart
Studio
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
Keywords
gold ship love romance rescue pirate old flame swashbuckler typhoon secret cargo bad guy against all odds boating good guy tramp steamer
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Cast

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C
Clark Gable
Cpt Alan Gaskell
J
Jean Harlow
Dolly 'China Doll' Portland
W
Wallace Beery
Jamesy MacArdle
L
Lewis Stone
Tom Davids
R
Rosalind Russell
Sybil Barclay
D
Dudley Digges
Dawson
C
C. Aubrey Smith
Sir Guy Wilmerding
R
Robert Benchley
Charlie McCaleb
W
William Henry
Rockwell
L
Lilian Bond
Mrs. Timmons
E
Edward Brophy
Wilbur Timmons
S
Soo Yong
Yu-Lan
A
Akim Tamiroff
Paul Romanoff
I
Ivan Lebedeff
Ngah
E
Emily Fitzroy
Mrs. Higgins (uncredited)
H
Hattie McDaniel
Isabel McCarthy, Dolly's Maid (uncredited)
M
Malcolm McGregor
Atkins (uncredited)
D
Donald Meek
Chess Player (uncredited)
W
Willie Fung
Cabin Boy Ah Sing (uncredited)
D
Daisy Belmore
Martha, Sybil's Maid (uncredited)
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Clark James Gable, Grandson of Clark Gable and Host of 'Cheaters," Dead at 30

Clark James Gable, Grandson of Clark Gable and Host of 'Cheaters," Dead at 30

Rest in peace.

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Quotes

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Reflections on England and Its Influence
Captain Gaskell Well, anyway, it'll be quieter in England.
Sir Guy Wait till you get there - if you ever do.
Captain Gaskell What's to keep me?
Quotes sourced from Wikiquote (© Wikiquote contributors), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Modified for formatting/length.
Unbreakable Bonds Amidst Emotional Turmoil
Captain Gaskell Now, lets quit good friends instead of like a couple of cab drivers after a drunken brawl.
China Doll Yeah, I guess that's the way it ought to be done. But, I ain't been brought up to do the right thing, like that English dame. All I can say is what's down inside of me. And I don't care how long you been carryin the torch for her - you can't quit me any more than I can quit you! And you can kiss a stack of cookbooks on that!
Quotes sourced from Wikiquote (© Wikiquote contributors), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Modified for formatting/length.

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