When earthy Dolly Portland is rejected by Captain Gaskell in favor of a socialite, she aids Jamesy McCardle, in league with Malay pirates, in his plot to seize Gaskell's ship..
Is it worth your time? If you like movies where everyone is constantly shouting and sweating in formal wear, sure. If you need a plot that makes sense, keep walking. You’ll probably hate this if you prefer your 1930s adventure films to be even remotely tidy. I sat down to watch China Seas thinking I’d get a nice, cris...
Comparing the cinematic DNA and archive impact of two defining moments in cult history.
Tay Garnett
F. Martin Thornton
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"Is it worth your time? If you like movies where everyone is constantly shouting and sweating in formal wear, sure. If you need a plot that makes sense, keep walking. You’ll probably hate this if you prefer your 1930s adventure films to be even remotely tidy. I sat down to watch China Seas thinking I’d get a nice, crisp captain’s tale. What I got instead was a bizarre, sweaty fever dream that seems to take place entirely in a room where someone turned the heater up to ninety. Clark Gable is doi..."
James Kevin McGuinness, Jules Furthman, Paul Bern, Maurice Revnes, Monckton Hoffe, John Lee Mahin, Crosbie Garstin, Paul Hervey Fox
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Drama, Romance, Adventure
