China Seas: Difference between revisions
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China Seas: Difference between revisions
In the scene in Hong Kong British Sikh soldiers are armed with [[Lee-Enfield No.1 Mk.III]] rifles. Many pirates are also armed with No.1 Mk.III rifles, some of those are stolen from the ship armory. Most rifles are original Mk III.
In the scene in Hong Kong British Sikh soldiers are armed with [[Lee-Enfield No.1 Mk.III]] rifles. Many pirates are also armed with No.1 Mk.III rifles, some of those are stolen from the ship armory. Most rifles are original Mk III.
[[File:SMLE with bayonet.jpg|thumb|none|500px|SMLE Mk.III* / Lee-Enfield No.1 Mk.III* with Pattern 1907 Bayonet - .303 British.]]
[[File:China Seas-SMLE-1.jpg|thumb|none|500px|Sikh soldiers hold rifles with bayonets.]]
[[File:SMLE Mark III.jpg|thumb|none|400px|Lee-Enfield No. 1 Mk III - .303 British]]
[[File:SMLE Mark III.jpg|thumb|none|400px|Lee-Enfield No. 1 Mk III - .303 British]]
[[File:China Seas-SMLE-1.jpg|thumb|none|500px|Sikh soldiers hold rifles with bayonets.]]
[[File:China Seas-SMLE-2.jpg|thumb|none|500px|Pirates take rifles from the ship armory. Most rifles are Lee-Enfield except for two rifles at the far right that seem to be [[Krag-Jorgensen]].]]
[[File:China Seas-SMLE-2.jpg|thumb|none|500px|Pirates take rifles from the ship armory. Most rifles are Lee-Enfield except for two rifles at the far right that seem to be [[Krag-Jorgensen]].]]
[[File:China Seas-SMLE-3.jpg|thumb|none|500px|Pirates aim their rifles at Captain Gaskell.]]
[[File:China Seas-SMLE-3.jpg|thumb|none|500px|Pirates aim their rifles at Captain Gaskell.]]
China Seas is a 1935 B&W adventure movie directed by Tay Garnett and starring Clark Gable as Alan Gaskell, the captain of a steamer Kin Lung that sails from Hong Kong to Singapore. The ship transports a large sum in gold bullions, and this cargo becomes the target of Malay pirates with whom one of the passengers is in league. Meanwhile, Captain Gaskell is suffering from personal problems, as there are now two women on his ship with whom he had an affair: actress Dolly 'China Doll' Portland (Jean Harlow) and aristocratic Sybil Barclay (Rosalind Russell).
The following weapons were used in the film China Seas:
In the climactic scene Captain's cabin boy Ah Sing (Willie Fung) fires a Thompson M1921 at pirates (where the SMG came from is a mystery, as the pirates thoroughly searched the ship and looted every item worth stealing).
In the scene in Hong Kong British Sikh soldiers are armed with Lee-Enfield No.1 Mk.III rifles. Many pirates are also armed with No.1 Mk.III rifles, some of those are stolen from the ship armory. Most rifles are original Mk III.
A pair of Double Barreled Shotguns is used for skeet shooting on the steamer. The guns are seen in hands of Sybil Barclay (Rosalind Russell), Yu-Lan (Soo Yong), Dolly Portland (Jean Harlow), and Jamesy McArdle (Wallace Beery).
In the climactic scene, Third Officer Tom Davids (Lewis Stone) uses a satchel with hand grenades to damage the pirates' junk. Captain Gaskell calls the grenades Mills Bombs but in reality these are French F1 hand grenades with Billant fuze.
A 1-pounder (37 mm) Hotchkiss gun is mounted on Kin Lung. Captain Alan Gaskell (Clark Gable) uses it to sink the pirates' junk after it is damaged by Davids' grenades.
