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China Seas 1935 Directed by Tay Garnett

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!

Country USA
Production Country USA
Language English
Spoken Language English
Gneres Action , Adventure , Drama
Production Company Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
Budget $1,138,000
Release Date 9 August 1935
87 mins
Cast
Clark Gable
Clark Gable Cpt Alan Gaskell
Jean Harlow
Jean Harlow Dolly 'China Doll' Portland
Wallace Beery
Wallace Beery Jamesy MacArdle
Lewis Stone
Lewis Stone Tom Davids
Rosalind Russell
Rosalind Russell Sybil Barclay
Dudley Digges
Dudley Digges Dawson
C. Aubrey Smith
C. Aubrey Smith Sir Guy Wilmerding
Robert Benchley
Robert Benchley Charlie McCaleb
William Henry
William Henry Rockwell
Liev De Maigret
Liev De Maigret Mrs. Vollberg
Lilian Bond
Lilian Bond Mrs. Timmons
Edward Brophy
Edward Brophy Wilbur Timmons
Soo Yong
Soo Yong Yu-Lan
Carol Ann Beery
Carol Ann Beery Carol Ann
Akim Tamiroff
Akim Tamiroff Paul Romanoff
Ivan Lebedeff
Ivan Lebedeff Ngah
Emily Fitzroy
Emily Fitzroy Mrs. Higgins (uncredited)
Hattie McDaniel
Hattie McDaniel Isabel McCarthy, Dolly's Maid (uncredited)
Malcolm McGregor
Malcolm McGregor Atkins (uncredited)
Donald Meek
Donald Meek Chess Player (uncredited)
Willie Fung
Willie Fung Cabin Boy Ah Sing (uncredited)
Daisy Belmore
Daisy Belmore Martha, Sybil's Maid (uncredited)
Barlowe Borland
Barlowe Borland Willett, Royal Canada Bank (uncredited)
Harry C. Bradley
Harry C. Bradley Ship Passenger (uncredited)
Fred Farrell
Fred Farrell Ship Passenger (uncredited)
Pat Flaherty
Pat Flaherty Second Officer Kingston (uncredited)
Chester Gan
Chester Gan Rickshaw Boy (uncredited)
Tom Gubbins
Tom Gubbins Ship's Officer / Sergeant of the Guards (uncredited)
Sherry Hall
Sherry Hall Ship's Engineer (uncredited)
Sam Harris
Sam Harris Ship Passenger (uncredited)
Forrester Harvey
Forrester Harvey Chief Steward Ted Gary (uncredited)
John Ince
John Ince Ship's Pilot (uncredited)
Charles Irwin
Charles Irwin Bertie the Purser (uncredited)
Tetsu Komai
Tetsu Komai Malay Pirate (uncredited)
Eddie Lee
Eddie Lee Sailor on Bridge (uncredited)
Richard Loo
Richard Loo Chinese Inspector at Gangplank (uncredited)
Ferdinand Munier
Ferdinand Munier Police Superintendent (uncredited)
Beatrice Roberts
Beatrice Roberts Ship's Passenger (uncredited)
Loretta Russell
Loretta Russell Ship Passenger (uncredited)
James Wang
James Wang Trapshooting Attendant (uncredited)
Bobby Watson
Bobby Watson Man on Dock with McCaleb (uncredited)
Crew
Director
Tay Garnett
Tay Garnett
Writers
Maurice Revnes
Maurice Revnes
Monckton Hoffe
Monckton Hoffe
Jules Furthman
Jules Furthman
James Kevin McGuinness
James Kevin McGuinness
John Lee Mahin
John Lee Mahin
Executive Producer
Irving Thalberg
Irving Thalberg
Cinematography
Ray June
Ray June
Clyde De Vinna
Clyde De Vinna
Composer
Herbert Stothart
Herbert Stothart
Editor
William LeVanway
William LeVanway
Sound
Douglas Shearer
Douglas Shearer
Visual Effects
James Basevi
James Basevi
Original Writer
Crosbie Garstin
Crosbie Garstin
Art Direction
Cedric Gibbons
Cedric Gibbons
James Curtis Havens
James Curtis Havens
Edwin B. Willis
Edwin B. Willis
David Townsend
David Townsend
Costume Design
Adrian
Adrian
Music
Jack Virgil
Jack Virgil
Leonid Raab
Leonid Raab
Paul Marquardt
Paul Marquardt
Charles Maxwell
Charles Maxwell
Assistant Director
Joseph M. Newman
Joseph M. Newman