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16 August 1935 (USA) morePlot:
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 synopsisUser Comments:
Red Dust on the Hong Kong-Shanghai run! moreCast
(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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Mono (Western Electric Sound System)Fun Stuff
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While shooting in the studio two stuntmen were nearly killed as they were washed away by 50 tons of water. moreQuotes:
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. moreSoundtrack:
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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.