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Director:
Tay Garnett
Writers:
Crosbie Garstin (book)
Jules Furthman (screenplay) ...
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Release Date:
16 August 1935 (USA) more
Plot:
When earthy Dolly Portland is rejected by Captain Gaskell in favor of a socialite, she aids Jamesy McCardle, in league with Malay pirates, in his plot to seize his ship. full summary | add synopsis
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User Comments:
Red Dust on the Hong Kong-Shanghai run! more

Cast

  (Cast overview, first billed only)

Clark Gable ... Captain Alan Gaskell

Jean Harlow ... Dolly 'China Doll' Portland

Wallace Beery ... Jamesy MacArdle
Lewis Stone ... Tom Davids, 3rd Officer

Rosalind Russell ... Sybil Barclay
Dudley Digges ... Mr. Dawson, 1st Officer
C. Aubrey Smith ... Sir Guy Wilmerding
Robert Benchley ... Charlie McCaleb
William Henry ... Mr. Rockwell, Junior Officer
Liev De Maigret ... Mrs. Olga Vollberg (as Live de Maigret)
Lilian Bond ... Mrs. Timmons (as Lillian Bond)
Edward Brophy ... Wilbur Timmons
Soo Yong ... Yu-Lan
Carol Ann Beery ... Carol Ann, Little Girl Saved From Crushing Piano by Alan
Akim Tamiroff ... Paul Romanoff
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Additional Details

Runtime:
87 min
Country:
USA
Language:
English
Aspect Ratio:
1.37 : 1 more
Sound Mix:
Mono (Western Electric Sound System)
Certification:
Finland:K-16 | USA:Approved (PCA #899)

Fun Stuff

Trivia:
While shooting in the studio two stuntmen were nearly killed as they were washed away by 50 tons of water. more
Quotes:
Captain Alan Gaskell: Now wait a minute, Dolly! You and I are friends. We've had a lot of fun together, and, as far as I'm concerned, you're #1 girl in the Archipelago, but I don't remember making any vows to you, nor do I recall your taking any. more
Movie Connections:
Referenced in Tiovivo c. 1950 (2004) more
Soundtrack:
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5 out of 6 people found the following comment useful:-
Red Dust on the Hong Kong-Shanghai run!, 8 July 2006
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Author: TrevorAclea from London, England

China Seas isn't a profound or lasting classic, but it is a rip-roaring example of just how entertaining the studio system could be at its best during the Golden Age, as Clark Gable battles typhoons, Malay pirates with big feet and the differing charms of Jean Harlow and Rosalind Russell while Wallace Beery plots to steal his cargo and a blotto Robert Benchley bobs along dispensing non-sequiters to all and sundry. At heart it's just a post-Code Red Dust on the Hong Kong-Shanghai run, Harlow's distinctly not at her best rehashing her brassy platinum blonde act for the umpteenth time and Russell is more affected than alluring, but Tay Garnett keeps it moving so fast that it doesn't matter. Great entertainment with all the stops pulled out.

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