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Three Great Stars: China Seas

on BBC One London

A selection of films featuring Clark Gable, Tyrone Power, and Spencer Tracy, three of the screen's most famous actors.
Tonight: Clark Gable in China Seas
with Jean Harlow
and Wallace Beery, Lewis Stone, Rosalind Russell

Gable in a characteristic role as a tough skipper on the pirate-infested China seas, having trouble with his fiery blonde mistress (Jean Harlow) and a valuable shipment of gold.
This is perhaps the best of the series of adventure movies that the powerful box-office combination of Gable and Harlow made during the thirties. Unbelievably, it is also the first Harlow film to have been shown on British TV. It means for many viewers a first opportunity to evaluate the stunning Miss Harlow.

Contributors

Screenplay:
Jules Furthman
Screenplay:
James Kevin McGuinness
Director:
Tay Garnett
Alan Gaskell:
Clark Gable
China Doll:
Jean Harlow
Jamesy Macardle:
Wallace Beery
Davis:
Lewis Stone
Sybil:
Rosalind Russell
Dawson:
Dudley Digges
McCaleb :
Robert Benchley

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