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About
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
Theaters
1
Director
Writers
Producers
Music
Studio
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
Quotes
See all →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.
Cast
Full credits →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)
