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1935 • 1h 27min • Approved • Action, Adventure, Drama

China Seas

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!

IMDb 6.9

RT 80%

Director

Tay Garnett

Writers

Jules Furthman

James Kevin McGuinness

Crosbie Garstin

Composer

Herbert Stothart

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Clark Gable

Cpt Alan Gaskell

Jean Harlow

Dolly 'China Doll' Portland

Wallace Beery

Jamesy MacArdle

Lewis Stone

Tom Davids

Rosalind Russell

Sybil Barclay

Dudley Digges

Dawson

C. Aubrey Smith

Sir Guy Wilmerding

Robert Benchley

Charlie McCaleb

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