China Seas

Aug 9, 1935

1h 27m

★ 6.3

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!

Genres

Adventure

Action

Drama

Production Companies

Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer

China Seas Trailers

Cast

Cpt Alan Gaskell

Clark Gable

Dolly 'China Doll' Portland

Jean Harlow

Jamesy MacArdle

Wallace Beery

Tom Davids

Lewis Stone

Sybil Barclay

Rosalind Russell

Dawson

Dudley Digges

Sir Guy Wilmerding

C. Aubrey Smith

Charlie McCaleb

Robert Benchley

Rockwell

William Henry

Mrs. Vollberg

Liev De Maigret

Mrs. Timmons

Lilian Bond

Wilbur Timmons

Edward Brophy

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