China Seas
1935 · 87 MIN · IMDB 6.9 · 3,111 VOTES · DIR. Tay Garnett
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.
00:04:45 Ship ahoy! Ship ahoy!
00:07:39 - Well, I don't keep them in my cap. - No, sir.
00:10:40 Stop wrestling me around!
00:13:14 - Jamesy. - Well, Captain Gaskell.
00:16:07 Look here, Alan, can't you get this boat...?
00:19:49 That was only a few years ago.
00:23:14 What do they say?
00:26:11 I wish I could tell you what she said.
00:29:11 - Yes, sir. It has me worried, sir. - Yes.
00:32:04 I'm not just traveling.
00:35:11 I don't think we'll stay out here at all.
00:38:13 More guns won't stop them, too many of them.
00:41:10 Greatest game in the world that makes man remember and woman forget.
00:45:35 If she went out in the condition she was in...
00:50:06 Collins!
00:56:39 You're always waiting for a sailor to comfort.
01:01:56 - I'll hold them here as long as I can. - No savvy.
01:08:26 You poor boy, you.
01:12:46 All right, after you left my cabin, where did you go?
01:15:19 - Defaming a lady's character. - Yes. Quartermaster.
01:18:44 I hope you have better luck in them than I.
01:21:40 You've squared it beautifully.
01:24:35 Toots, you can't. That ain't fair. It ain't right. A no-good dame like me.
Cast & Characters
Dialogue Record
Lines indexed1,109
Dialogue density12.7 lines / min
First line00:01:16
Final line01:24:35
Production Record
DirectorTay Garnett
LanguageEnglish
Budget$1,138,000
IMDb votes3,111