China Seas

1935 · 87 MIN · IMDB 6.9 · 3,111 VOTES · DIR. Tay Garnett

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Overview

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!

Dialogue Timeline — 1,109 lines

A SAMPLE ACROSS THE RUNTIME — EVERY LINE IS SEARCHABLE

00:01:16 Stand by for the mail.
00:04:51 Ship ahoy.
00:07:53 I was just hoping you weren't too angry with me, sir.
00:10:54 So you just came down to say goodbye...
00:13:24 I mean it. You don't know what a safe feeling it is...
00:16:26 Cast off your bow lines.
00:20:09 - She picked them up... - I bought them myself, in Tokyo.
00:23:56 Twenty years on the China Seas, and she never lost a spangle.
00:26:39 Mrs. Barclay, I'm sure I saw you in London two years ago.
00:29:48 Ain't it funny we always fight when it's moonlight...
00:32:39 - The cleaver's a new matter, sir. - Oh, yes.
00:35:52 It's beautiful the way these ducks know how to throw the old harpoon.
00:39:07 Dawson.
00:42:04 Have breakfast with me in the morning...
00:47:44 No, it's just a force of habit, Dolly.
00:54:23 Go to bed.
00:58:31 Sparks. Sparks!
01:04:49 Why, that's sand. You're pretty smart, Gaskell.
01:11:21 Listen, Dolly, where did you put that half £100 note?
01:13:54 - How many tins have you, Jamesy? - One.
01:16:37 I'm not the judge, the jury and the law.
01:20:13 ...this old tub, after all.
01:23:22 Never seen you overlook an audience.
15:00:00 to find you, Alan.

Cast & Characters

Dialogue Record

Lines indexed1,109
Dialogue density12.7 lines / min
First line00:01:16
Final line15:00:00

Production Record

DirectorTay Garnett
LanguageEnglish
Budget$1,138,000
IMDb votes3,111