Movie

China Seas

Released: August 9, 1935 (1935)

Runtime: 87 minutes

Genres: Adventure, Action, Drama

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!

Main Cast (Top 10 billed, oldest first)

C. Aubrey Smith as Sir Guy Wilmerding
Age at release: 72
Dudley Digges as Dawson
Age at release: 56
Lewis Stone as Tom Davids
Age at release: 55
Wallace Beery as Jamesy MacArdle
Age at release: 50
Robert Benchley as Charlie McCaleb
Age at release: 45
Clark Gable as Cpt Alan Gaskell
Age at release: 34
Rosalind Russell as Sybil Barclay
Age at release: 28
Jean Harlow as Dolly 'China Doll' Portland
Age at release: 24
William Henry as Rockwell
Age at release: 20
Liev De Maigret as Mrs. Vollberg
Age at release: Unknown

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Emily Fitzroy as Mrs. Higgins (uncredited)
Age at release: 75
Harry C. Bradley as Ship Passenger (uncredited)
Age at release: 66
Daisy Belmore as Martha, Sybil's Maid (uncredited)
Age at release: 61
Barlowe Borland as Willett, Royal Canada Bank (uncredited)
Age at release: 58
Sam Harris as Ship Passenger (uncredited)
Age at release: 58
Donald Meek as Chess Player (uncredited)
Age at release: 57
Tom Gubbins as Ship's Officer / Sergeant of the Guards (uncredited)
Age at release: 54
Sherry Hall as Ship's Engineer (uncredited)
Age at release: 43
Hattie McDaniel as Isabel McCarthy, Dolly's Maid (uncredited)
Age at release: 42
Malcolm McGregor as Atkins (uncredited)
Age at release: 42
Edward Brophy as Wilbur Timmons
Age at release: 40
Ivan Lebedeff as Ngah
Age at release: 40
Willie Fung as Cabin Boy Ah Sing (uncredited)
Age at release: 39
Pat Flaherty as Second Officer Kingston (uncredited)
Age at release: 38
Akim Tamiroff as Paul Romanoff
Age at release: 35
Soo Yong as Yu-Lan
Age at release: 31
Lilian Bond as Mrs. Timmons
Age at release: 27
Chester Gan as Rickshaw Boy (uncredited)
Age at release: 27
Carol Ann Beery as Carol Ann
Age at release: Unknown
Fred Farrell as Ship Passenger (uncredited)
Age at release: Unknown