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China Seas (1935) 6.9
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. Director:Tay Garnett |
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Alan Gaskell
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| Jean Harlow | ... |
China Doll
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| Wallace Beery | ... |
Jamesy MacArdle
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Lewis Stone | ... |
Davids
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| Rosalind Russell | ... |
Sybil
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Dudley Digges | ... |
Dawson
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| C. Aubrey Smith | ... |
Sir Guy
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Robert Benchley | ... |
McCaleb
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William Henry | ... |
Rockwell
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Liev De Maigret | ... |
Mrs. Vollberg
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Lilian Bond | ... |
Mrs. Timmons
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Edward Brophy | ... |
Timmons
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Soo Yong | ... |
Yu-Lan
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Carol Ann Beery | ... |
Carol Ann
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| Akim Tamiroff | ... |
Romanoff
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Dynamic Alan Gaskell captains a ship bound from Hong Kong to Singapore. Gaskell tries to turn over a new leaf from his hard-drinking lifestyle after becoming attached to a refined high class English lady, Sybil Barclay. His former girlfriend Dolly is extremely jealous of the budding relationship and tries hard to get the Captain back. He is apparently unimpressed with her loud, obnoxious, and uncivilized manners, even though she is extremely beautiful. After a temporary take over of the ship by gold-seeking Asian pirates, Captain Gaskell must deal with the fact that Dolly and her drinking pal, Jamesey MacArdle, are implicated in the crime. Written by Gary Jackson <garyjack5@cogeco.ca>
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16 August 1935 (USA) See more »Also Known As:
Mares de China See more »Company Credits
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Dolly 'China Doll' Portland: No, I'm dumb at geography just like I am at everything else.
Captain Alan Gaskell: Well, it's cool and clear. Put a stream like that alongside any river out here - dirty, yellow, muddy - you'll see the difference.
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(1877) (uncredited)
Music by Euphemia Allen
Played on piano by Robert Benchley
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"The Screen Guild Theater" broadcast a 30 minute radio adaptation of the movie on December 4, 1944 with Clark Gable reprising his film role. See more »Quotes
Captain Alan Gaskell: Did you ever see an English river?Dolly 'China Doll' Portland: No, I'm dumb at geography just like I am at everything else.
Captain Alan Gaskell: Well, it's cool and clear. Put a stream like that alongside any river out here - dirty, yellow, muddy - you'll see the difference.
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"Chopsticks"(1877) (uncredited)
Music by Euphemia Allen
Played on piano by Robert Benchley
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Not just a routine trip from Hong Kong to Singapore for Captain Alan Gaskell(Clark Gable). There is a treasure trove of gold hidden on board. Among the passengers are two women of the captain's past: Dolly(Jean Harlow), the brash blonde bombshell and Lady Sybil(Rosalind Russell), the prim and proper socialite from England. Wallace Beery is a 'blow hard' gambler that is not to be trusted. Also in the cast are Lewis Stone and Hattie McDaniel.
Raiding pirates, one hell of a typhoon plus love on the high seas...a very good adventure film with tense action. Gable and Harlow are dynamic together. Tight direction from Tay Garnett. Special effects are superb.