as harlow groans "i ain't like that english dame who gets brought up to say the right thing, i speak whatever inside my mind" while rosalind russuel behaves tastefully as a obedient love interest who withdraws wisely at their confrontation. she tries everything she could but gaskell still dismisses her as obnoxious, a desperate girl who could hook up with any sailor. harlow pulls it off clumsily by insinuating gable's crude disdemeanors at the past on the dinner table, growling about her wretched heart in his cabin, making excuses to approach him by putting her cigarettes in his drawer. chinadoll attempts to entince gaskell's attention again while she finds him enamour of his english girlfriend who he plans to marry.
"china seas" is directed by tay garnett who also helms the classic noir "the postman always rings twice".it has every gable/harlow formulic element adopted from their former collaboration "red dust": oriental background, racist insinuation, sexist inequality, man's madonna complex with sensual blonde and prim brunette, luscious harlow swoons over reluctant gable whose heart is taken by the demure brown-haired lady, then eventually harlow captures gable back with a twist.Ĭlark gable is gallant captain alan gaskell who discards aside his former flame ,showgirl chinadoll (harlow) with a foul humor, while he re-encounters his long-lost crush for years, refined British dame sybil (rosalind russel). We've had a lot of fun together, and, as far as I'm concerned, you're #1 girl in the Archipelago, but I don't remember making any vows to you, nor do I recall your taking any. Not as good as Gable and Harlow's previous film Red Dust, but still worth a look.Ĭaptain Alan Gaskell: Now wait a minute, Dolly! You and I are friends. There is a lot of unintentional humor that kinda throws it off every now and then, mainly from Harlow and Beery. Throw in some rough weather, a jewel thief, the deadly pirates, and a coward of an officer looking to make amends and China Seas has a lot going on. Also on board is Dolly's old drinking Buddy MacArdle (Wallace Beery) who has a hidden agenda. Barclay is a widow now and hopes of a relationship is presented before Alan's delight and Dolly's anger. Also on board is Sybil Barclay (Rosalind Russell), a woman Alan fancied years ago but she married someone else. Harlow) shows up to razz him about not being committed to their relationship. The first time you see Gaskell it is apparent he is coming in from an over-night bender and makes it to his ship just as it's about to sail. Gable is ship captain Alan Gaskell who has to deliver passengers safely from Hong Kong to Singapore because of the waters being overrun with pirates. Clark Gable and Jean Harlow team up again after the success of Red Dust and make China Seas better than it ought to be.
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