China Seas (1935) Cast & Crew

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Directed by Tay Garnett.

Cast

• Clark Gable as Cpt Alan Gaskell
• Jean Harlow as Dolly 'China Doll' Portland
• Wallace Beery as Jamesy MacArdle
• Lewis Stone as Tom Davids
• Rosalind Russell as Sybil Barclay
• Dudley Digges as Dawson
• C. Aubrey Smith as Sir Guy Wilmerding
• Robert Benchley as Charlie McCaleb
• William Henry as Rockwell
• Liev De Maigret as Mrs. Vollberg
• Lilian Bond as Mrs. Timmons
• Edward Brophy as Wilbur Timmons
• Soo Yong as Yu-Lan
• Carol Ann Beery as Carol Ann
• Akim Tamiroff as Paul Romanoff
• Ivan Lebedeff as Ngah
• Emily Fitzroy as Mrs. Higgins (uncredited)
• Hattie McDaniel as Isabel McCarthy, Dolly's Maid (uncredited)
• Malcolm McGregor as Atkins (uncredited)
• Donald Meek as Chess Player (uncredited)
• Willie Fung as Cabin Boy Ah Sing (uncredited)
• Daisy Belmore as Martha, Sybil's Maid (uncredited)
• Barlowe Borland as Willett, Royal Canada Bank (uncredited)
• Harry C. Bradley as Ship Passenger (uncredited)
• Fred Farrell as Ship Passenger (uncredited)
• Pat Flaherty as Second Officer Kingston (uncredited)
• Chester Gan as Rickshaw Boy (uncredited)
• Tom Gubbins as Ship's Officer / Sergeant of the Guards (uncredited)
• Sherry Hall as Ship's Engineer (uncredited)
• Sam Harris as Ship Passenger (uncredited)
• Forrester Harvey as Chief Steward Ted Gary (uncredited)
• John Ince as Ship's Pilot (uncredited)
• Charles Irwin as Bertie the Purser (uncredited)
• Tetsu Komai as Malay Pirate (uncredited)
• Eddie Lee as Sailor on Bridge (uncredited)
• Richard Loo as Chinese Inspector at Gangplank (uncredited)
• Ferdinand Munier as Police Superintendent (uncredited)
• Beatrice Roberts as Ship's Passenger (uncredited)
• Loretta Russell as Ship Passenger (uncredited)
• James Wang as Trapshooting Attendant (uncredited)

Crew

• Tay Garnett — Director
• Jules Furthman — Screenplay
• James Kevin McGuinness — Screenplay
• Crosbie Garstin — Novel
• Herbert Stothart — Original Music Composer
• Ray June — Director of Photography
• Monckton Hoffe — Writer
• John Lee Mahin — Screenplay
• Maurice Revnes — Writer
• Clyde De Vinna — Director of Photography

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