China Seas (1935)

August 9, 1935 (US) • Adventure, Action, Drama • 87m

Overview

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!

Director

Tay Garnett

Writers

Jules Furthman, James Kevin McGuinness, Crosbie Garstin, Monckton Hoffe, John Lee Mahin, Maurice Revnes

Top Billed

Clark Gable

Keywords

rescue ship gold romance love pirate old flame swashbuckler typhoon secret cargo bad guy against all odds boating good guy tramp steamer

Where to watch

Rent

Buy

Top Billed Cast

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

William Henry

Rockwell

Liev De Maigret

Mrs. Vollberg

Lilian Bond

Mrs. Timmons

Edward Brophy

Wilbur Timmons

Soo Yong

Yu-Lan

Carol Ann Beery

Carol Ann

Akim Tamiroff

Paul Romanoff

Ivan Lebedeff

Ngah

Emily Fitzroy

Mrs. Higgins (uncredited)

Hattie McDaniel

Isabel McCarthy, Dolly's Maid (uncredited)

Malcolm McGregor

Atkins (uncredited)

Donald Meek

Chess Player (uncredited)

Willie Fung

Cabin Boy Ah Sing (uncredited)

Daisy Belmore

Martha, Sybil's Maid (uncredited)

Barlowe Borland

Willett, Royal Canada Bank (uncredited)

Harry C. Bradley

Ship Passenger (uncredited)

Fred Farrell

Ship Passenger (uncredited)

Pat Flaherty

Second Officer Kingston (uncredited)

Chester Gan

Rickshaw Boy (uncredited)

Tom Gubbins

Ship's Officer / Sergeant of the Guards (uncredited)

Sherry Hall

Ship's Engineer (uncredited)

Sam Harris

Ship Passenger (uncredited)

Forrester Harvey

Chief Steward Ted Gary (uncredited)

John Ince

Ship's Pilot (uncredited)

Charles Irwin

Bertie the Purser (uncredited)

Tetsu Komai

Malay Pirate (uncredited)

Eddie Lee

Sailor on Bridge (uncredited)

Richard Loo

Chinese Inspector at Gangplank (uncredited)

Ferdinand Munier

Police Superintendent (uncredited)

Beatrice Roberts

Ship's Passenger (uncredited)

Loretta Russell

Ship Passenger (uncredited)

James Wang

Trapshooting Attendant (uncredited)

Bobby Watson

Man on Dock with McCaleb (uncredited)

Crew

Tay Garnett

Director

Jules Furthman

Screenplay

James Kevin McGuinness

Screenplay

Crosbie Garstin

Novel

Irving Thalberg

Executive Producer

Albert Lewin

Associate Producer

Herbert Stothart

Original Music Composer

Ray June

Director of Photography

William LeVanway

Editor

Cedric Gibbons

Art Direction

Adrian

Costume Design

Joe Cohn

Production Manager

Frank Messenger

Unit Manager

Joseph M. Newman

Assistant Director

Douglas Shearer

Sound

Paul Bern

Story Consultant

Paul Hervey Fox

Dialogue

Monckton Hoffe

Writer

John Lee Mahin

Screenplay

Maurice Revnes

Writer

Harold S. Bucquet

Second Unit Director

James C. McKay

Second Unit Director

William A. Wellman

Second Unit Director

James Curtis Havens

Art Direction

David Townsend

Art Direction

Edwin B. Willis

Art Direction

Elmer Sheeley

Assistant Art Director

Warren Newcombe

Special Effects

James Basevi

Visual Effects

Clyde De Vinna

Director of Photography

Ellsworth Fredericks

Assistant Camera

Ray Ramsey

Assistant Camera

Paul Marquardt

Orchestrator

Charles Maxwell

Orchestrator

Leonid Raab

Orchestrator

Jack Virgil

Orchestrator

Edward Ward

Compositor

Reviews

No reviews available.

Recommended Movies

Toy Story

Mad Max: Fury Road

Django Unchained

How to Train Your Dragon 2

Status

Released

Original Language

Budget

$1,138,000

Revenue

—

Loading…

China Seas (1935)

Jules Furthman, James Kevin McGuinness, Crosbie Garstin, Monckton Hoffe, John Lee Mahin, Maurice Revnes

Where to watch

Top Billed Cast

Crew

Reviews

Recommended Movies

Toy Story

Mad Max: Fury Road

Django Unchained

How to Train Your Dragon 2

Status

Original Language

Budget

Revenue

Rate This Movie

Rate This TV Show