China Seas (1935)

China Seas (1935) was a Action - Drama Film directed by Tay Garnett and produced by Irving Thalberg and Albert Lewin.

CHINA SEAS ( 1935 )

I haven?t seen this one in for ever and it is chock full of plot: pirates, typhoon, jewel thieves, unrequited love, rekindled lost love, duty, redemption, Gable struggling between what he wants and what he needs…and the wonderful wardrobe malfunction by Harlow that remains in the picture. What... Read full article

China Seas (1935) (2)

China Seas Directed by Tay Garnett 1935/USA Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer First viewing Gable and Harlow reunite in another love-triangle story following their success in Red Dust (1932). ?Clark Gable plays the skipper of a cruise liner/freighter on the China Sea. ?The vessle is carrying a hidden gold shipm... Read full article

China Seas (1935) (1)

(Screen capture by TMP) Alan Gaskell (Clark Gable) is a tough, monsoon-surviving ship captain. His latest voyage is going from Hong Kong to Singapore – a dangerous route, especially with a shipment of gold hidden on board that pirates will be hungry for. But aside from his work, Gaskell loves ... Read full article

The Films of Jean Harlow: China Seas (1935)

I think these movies are starting to blend. ?That or the screenwriters and directors were just so uninspired that they started recycling from other works. ?I mentioned the numerous influences in yesterday’s film Reckless. ?Today’s film China Seas is almost a direct sequel to Red Dust and... Read full article

Feminist Fridays: Madonnas and whores on the China Seas.

Of the six films in which Jean Harlow and Clark Gable appeared together, China Seas?is one of the pair’s better outings. By this time in her life, at the tender age of 24, Harlow had come into her own as an actress, demonstrating the combination of sharp-edged femininity and self-assurance tha... Read full article