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China Seas is a 1935 American black-and-white drama film directed by Tay Garnett. The movie features Clark Gable, Jean Harlow, Wallace Beery, and Lewis Stone in the cast. Jules Furthman and James Kevin McGuinness wrote the screenplay, while Irving Thalberg served as the producer. Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer produced and distributed the film, which was originally released in the United States.
The narrative is set in Hong Kong and focuses on themes of sea piracy and seamanship. Additional genres include romance and action. Herbert Stothart composed the music, with Ray June handling cinematography. Cedric Gibbons designed the production and scenery, and Adrián handled costumes. The runtime is 87 minutes.
Critical reception includes a review score of 6/10 and 80%, with an IMDb rating of 6.9. The film has been distributed via video on demand by Netflix and Fandango at Home. Keywords associated with the plot include rescue, ship, gold, and love.
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Film · TMDB
6.2Captain 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!
Cast
- 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
Themes
- rescue
- ship
- gold
- romance
- love
- pirate
- old flame
- swashbuckler
- typhoon
- secret cargo
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- film
- Country of origin
- United States
- Original language
- English language
- Main subject
- sea piracy
- Director
- Tay Garnett
- Screenwriter
- James Kevin McGuinness
- Cast member
- Tetsu Komai
- Composer
- Herbert Stothart
- Producer
- Irving Thalberg
- Production company
- Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
- Cinematographer
- Ray June
- Narrative location
- Hong Kong
- Duration
- 85
- FilmAffinity ID
- 203524
- Distribution format
- video on demand
- Image
- China Seas lobby card 2.jpg
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- publication date
- 1935-01-01
- Commons category
- China Seas (1935 film)
- title
- China Seas
- color
- black-and-white
- production designer
- Cedric Gibbons
- distributed by
- Fandango at Home
- scenographer
- Cedric Gibbons
- costume designer
- Adrián
- review score
- 80%
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