China Seas
1935 · Movie · NR · 87 min · ★ 6.2 · 75% critics
A ship captain sails from Hong Kong to Singapore with a hidden load of gold, but the voyage gets more complicated when two very different romantic rivals are on board. As pirates, storms, and divided loyalties close in, the trip turns into a fast-moving mix of danger and melodrama.
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Details
- Years
- 1935
- Release date
- 1935-08-09
- Language
- English
- Rated
- NR
- Runtime
- 87 min
- Critic score
- 75/100
- TMDB rating
- 6.2/10 (39 votes)
About
You’ll likely enjoy this if you want a brisk old-Hollywood adventure with romance, storms, and pirate danger, especially if you like Mogambo; Not for you if dated racial and gender attitudes or melodramatic love triangles wear you out.
Pros: lively pace; fun adventure mix; charismatic leads | Cons: thin story; dated attitudes; uneven dialogue
Themes
- rescue
- ship
- gold
- romance
- love
- pirate
- old flame
- swashbuckler
- typhoon
- secret cargo
- bad guy
- against all odds
- +3 more
Cast & crew
Clark Gable
as Cpt Alan Gaskell
Jean Harlow
as Dolly 'China Doll' Portland
Wallace Beery
as Jamesy MacArdle
Lewis Stone
as Tom Davids
Rosalind Russell
as Sybil Barclay
Dudley Digges
as Dawson
C. Aubrey Smith
as Sir Guy Wilmerding
Robert Benchley
as Charlie McCaleb
William Henry
as Rockwell
Liev De Maigret
as Mrs. Vollberg
Directed by Tay Garnett