China Seas (1935)

6.9Approved85 minDirector: Tay Garnett

1935 film by Tay Garnett

China Seas is a 1935 American adventure film starring Clark Gable as a brave sea captain, Jean Harlow as his brassy paramour, and Wallace Beery as a suspect character. The oceangoing epic also features Rosalind Russell, Lewis Stone, Akim Tamiroff, and Hattie McDaniel, while humorist Robert Benchley portrays a character reeling drunk from one end of the film to the other.

The lavish MGM epic was written by James Kevin McGuinness and Jules Furthman from the 1930 book by Crosbie Garstin, and directed by Tay Garnett. This is one of only four sound films with Beery in which he did not receive top billing.

Plot summary adapted from Wikipedia, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.

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What is China Seas about?
China Seas (1935) — Dynamic Alan Gaskell captains a ship bound from Hong Kong to Singapore. Gaskell tries to turn over a new leaf from his hard-drinking lifestyle after becoming re-attached to a refined high class English lady, Sybil Barclay. His former girlfriend Dolly is extremely jealous of the b
Is China Seas based on a true story?
See the production background and source material details on the official Wikipedia article.
Is China Seas scary?
Content rating: Approved. See the reviews tab for parental guidance and tone notes.