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China Seas is a 1935 American adventure film starring Clark Gable as a brave sea captain, Jean Harlow as his brassy paramour, and Wallace Beery as a suspect character.
China Seas: Directed by Tay Garnett. With Clark Gable, Jean Harlow, Wallace Beery, Lewis Stone. 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 Gaskell's ship.
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- Action, Adventure, Drama
- Tay Garnett
- 1935-08-16
China Seas (1935) cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more.
A sea captain caught in a romantic triangle has to fight off modern-day pirates.
- Tay Garnett
- Clark Gable
Dashing captain Alan Gaskell (Clark Gable) is attempting to lead a more subdued life with a new love interest, aristocrat Sybil Barclay (Rosalind Russell), when his ship is taken over by pirates...
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- Clark Gable
- Tay Garnett
- Adventure
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Based on a novel by Crosbie Garstin, and directed by Tay Garnett (best known for the terrific film noir “The Postman Always Rings Twice”) “China Seas” is a typical MGM programmer of the Depression era, a star vehicle for Gable and Harlow. It’s nicley mounted by MGM’s genius producer, Irving Thalberg.
38 Reviews. Hide Spoilers. Sort by: Filter by Rating: 10/10. On The High Seas Of Adventure With Gable, Harlow & Beery. Ron Oliver 11 March 2000. British Hong Kong, mid 1930's. A freighter makes ready to lift anchor on its way to Singapore, carrying with it £250,000 in hidden gold.