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{{Infobox Movie | {{Infobox Movie | ||
|name = China Seas | |name = ''China Seas'' | ||
|picture = China Seas Poster.jpg | |picture = China Seas Poster.jpg | ||
|caption = ''Theatrical Release Poster'' | |caption = ''Theatrical Release Poster'' | ||
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|character1=Captain Alan Gaskell | |character1=Captain Alan Gaskell | ||
|actor1=[[Clark Gable]] | |actor1=[[Clark Gable]] | ||
|character2=Dolly | |character2=Dolly "China Doll" Portland | ||
|actor2=Jean Harlow | |actor2=Jean Harlow | ||
|character3=Sybil Barclay | |character3=Sybil Barclay | ||
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}} | }} | ||
'''''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 | '''''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 bullion, 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). | ||
{{Film Title}} | {{Film Title}} | ||
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= Handguns = | = Handguns = | ||
== Smith & Wesson Military & Police == | == Smith & Wesson Military & Police == | ||
A [[Smith & Wesson Military & Police]] is Captain Alan Gaskell's ([[Clark Gable]]) handgun. An M&P revolver is also seen in hands of a passenger. | A [[Smith & Wesson Military & Police]] is Captain Alan Gaskell's ([[Clark Gable]]) handgun. An M&P revolver is also seen in the hands of a passenger. | ||
[[Image:S&W M&PSHORT.jpg|thumb|300px|none|Smith & Wesson Model M&P Revolver with 4" barrel - .38 Special]] | [[Image:S&W M&PSHORT.jpg|thumb|300px|none|Smith & Wesson Model M&P Revolver with 4" barrel - .38 Special]] | ||
[[File:China Seas-SWMP-1.jpg|thumb|none|500px|Captain Gaskell grabs his revolver when he hears someone covertly entering his cabin.]] | [[File:China Seas-SWMP-1.jpg|thumb|none|500px|Captain Gaskell grabs his revolver when he hears someone covertly entering his cabin.]] | ||
[[File:China Seas-Revolver-1.jpg|thumb|none|500px|When the pirates board ''Kin Lung'', one of the passengers runs on the deck with a revolver in hand but is gunned down.]] | [[File:China Seas-Revolver-1.jpg|thumb|none|500px|When the pirates board the ''Kin Lung'', one of the passengers runs on the deck with a revolver in hand but is gunned down.]] | ||
== Mauser C96 == | == Mauser C96 == | ||
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[[File:C96Pistol.jpg|thumb|none|300px|Mauser C96 "Pre-War Commercial" - 7.63x25mm Mauser]] | [[File:C96Pistol.jpg|thumb|none|300px|Mauser C96 "Pre-War Commercial" - 7.63x25mm Mauser]] | ||
[[File:China Seas-MauserC96-1.jpg|thumb|none|500px|Ngah carries his Mauser tucked into his belt.]] | [[File:China Seas-MauserC96-1.jpg|thumb|none|500px|Ngah carries his Mauser tucked into his belt.]] | ||
[[File:China Seas-MauserC96-2.jpg|thumb|none|500px|A pirate carries | [[File:China Seas-MauserC96-2.jpg|thumb|none|500px|A pirate carries a Mauser C96 in its wooden stock/holster.]] | ||
[[File:China Seas-MauserC96-3.jpg|thumb|none|500px|Ngah's lieutenant carries | [[File:China Seas-MauserC96-3.jpg|thumb|none|500px|Ngah's lieutenant carries a holstered C96 and large ''dadao'' sword.]] | ||
[[File:China Seas-MauserC96-A.jpg|thumb|none|500px|Ngah (Ivan Lebedeff) holds his Mauser C96 | [[File:China Seas-MauserC96-A.jpg|thumb|none|500px|Ngah (Ivan Lebedeff) holds his Mauser C96 in a promotional image. The character doesn't draw the pistol in the movie.]] | ||
== Colt M1911 == | == Colt M1911 == | ||
Two of the pirates who | Two of the pirates who try to sneak onto the steamer in female disguise carry [[M1911]] pistols. | ||
[[Image:COLTM1911 1913.jpg|thumb|300px|none|Original Colt M1911 (dated 1913) - .45 ACP]] | [[Image:COLTM1911 1913.jpg|thumb|300px|none|Original Colt M1911 (dated 1913) - .45 ACP]] | ||
[[File:China Seas-M1911-1.jpg|thumb|none|500px|A pirate | [[File:China Seas-M1911-1.jpg|thumb|none|500px|A pirate disguised as a woman carries an M1911 in a shoulder holster.]] | ||
[[File:China Seas-M1911-2.jpg|thumb|none|500px|A good view of the holstered pistol | [[File:China Seas-M1911-2.jpg|thumb|none|500px|A good view of the holstered pistol belonging to another pirate.]] | ||
== Unidentified revolvers == | == Unidentified revolvers == | ||
[[File:China Seas-Revolver-2.jpg|thumb|none|500px|Third Officer Tom Davids ([[Lewis Stone]]) fires at pirates. His revolver is seen too briefly for a positive identification.]] | [[File:China Seas-Revolver-2.jpg|thumb|none|500px|Third Officer Tom Davids ([[Lewis Stone]]) fires at pirates. His revolver is seen too briefly for a positive identification.]] | ||
[[File:China Seas-Revolver-3.jpg|thumb|none|500px|A Sikh NCO in Singapore carries a typical | [[File:China Seas-Revolver-3.jpg|thumb|none|500px|A Sikh NCO in Singapore carries a holster typical for [[Webley Revolvers|Webley .455 revolvers]].]] | ||
= Submachine Guns = | = Submachine Guns = | ||
== Thompson M1921 == | == Thompson M1921 == | ||
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 climactic scene, Captain Gaskell'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). | ||
[[Image:Colt 1921A Thompson2.jpg|thumb|none| | [[Image:Colt 1921A Thompson2.jpg|thumb|none|450px|Colt M1921A Thompson with 50-round drum magazine - .45 ACP]] | ||
[[File:China Seas-Thompson-1.jpg|thumb|none|500px|Ah Sing aims at the retreating pirates.]] | [[File:China Seas-Thompson-1.jpg|thumb|none|500px|Ah Sing aims at the retreating pirates.]] | ||
[[File:China Seas-Thompson-2.jpg|thumb|none|500px|]] | [[File:China Seas-Thompson-2.jpg|thumb|none|500px|]] | ||
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= Rifles = | = Rifles = | ||
== Lee-Enfield No.1 Mk.III == | == Lee-Enfield No.1 Mk.III == | ||
British Sikh soldiers in Hong Kong are armed with [[Lee-Enfield No.1 Mk.III]] rifles. Many pirates are also armed with No.1 Mk.III rifles, some of which are stolen from the ship's armory. Most rifles are original Mk IIIs. | |||
[[File:SMLE with bayonet.jpg|thumb|none| | [[File:SMLE with bayonet.jpg|thumb|none|450px|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:China Seas-SMLE-1.jpg|thumb|none|500px|Sikh soldiers hold rifles with bayonets.]] | ||
[[File:SMLE Mark III.jpg|thumb|none| | [[File:SMLE Mark III.jpg|thumb|none|450px|Lee-Enfield No. 1 Mk III - .303 British]] | ||
[[File:China Seas-SMLE-2.jpg|thumb|none|500px|Pirates take rifles from the ship armory. Most rifles are Lee- | [[File:China Seas-SMLE-2.jpg|thumb|none|500px|Pirates take rifles from the ship's armory. Most rifles are Lee-Enfields, except for two rifles at the far right that seem to be [[Krag-Jorgensen]]s.]] | ||
[[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.]] | ||
[[File:China Seas-SMLE-A.jpg|thumb|none|500px| | [[File:China Seas-SMLE-A.jpg|thumb|none|500px|The same scene on a lobby card.]] | ||
[[File:China Seas-SMLE-4.jpg|thumb|none|500px|Captain Gaskell and Second Officer Kingston ([[Pat Flaherty]]) under the guns of pirates.]] | [[File:China Seas-SMLE-4.jpg|thumb|none|500px|Captain Gaskell and Second Officer Kingston ([[Pat Flaherty]]) under the guns of the pirates.]] | ||
[[File:China Seas-SMLE-5.jpg|thumb|none|500px|A pirate at the right holds a Lee-Enfield.]] | [[File:China Seas-SMLE-5.jpg|thumb|none|500px|A pirate at the right holds a Lee-Enfield.]] | ||
[[File:China Seas-SMLE-6.jpg|thumb|none|500px|A good view of a Lee-Enfield in hands of a pirate in center. Judging by the sights, this is | [[File:China Seas-SMLE-6.jpg|thumb|none|500px|A good view of a Lee-Enfield in the hands of a pirate in center. Judging by the sights, this is an original Mk III.]] | ||
[[File:China Seas-SMLE-7.jpg|thumb|none|500px|A pirate at the right holds a Lee-Enfield.]] | [[File:China Seas-SMLE-7.jpg|thumb|none|500px|A pirate at the right holds a Lee-Enfield.]] | ||
[[File:China Seas-SMLE-8.jpg|thumb|none|500px|Judging by the sights, this is | [[File:China Seas-SMLE-8.jpg|thumb|none|500px|Judging by the sights, this is also an original Mk III.]] | ||
[[File:China Seas-SMLE-9.jpg|thumb|none|500px|Pirates fire at Davids.]] | [[File:China Seas-SMLE-9.jpg|thumb|none|500px|Pirates fire at Davids.]] | ||
== Springfield M1903 == | == Springfield M1903 == | ||
Some of the Sikh soldiers in Hong Kong are armed with [[Springfield M1903]] rifles. | Some of the Sikh soldiers in Hong Kong are armed with [[Springfield M1903]] rifles. | ||
[[File:M1903Mark1.jpg|thumb|none| | [[File:M1903Mark1.jpg|thumb|none|450px|Springfield M1903 Mk 1 - .30-06 Springfield]] | ||
[[File:China Seas-Springfield1903-1.jpg|thumb|none|500px|A Sikh soldier at the right holds an M1903 Springfield with bayonet. Strangely, he has two bayonets, one attached to the rifle and another | [[File:China Seas-Springfield1903-1.jpg|thumb|none|500px|A Sikh soldier at the right holds an M1903 Springfield with bayonet. Strangely, he has two bayonets, one attached to the rifle and another sheathed on his belt.]] | ||
[[File:China Seas-Springfield1903-2.jpg|thumb|none|500px|The buttstock of the rifle is seen.]] | [[File:China Seas-Springfield1903-2.jpg|thumb|none|500px|The buttstock of the rifle is seen.]] | ||
== Krag-Jorgensen M1896 and M1898 == | == Krag-Jorgensen M1896 and M1898 == | ||
Many pirates are armed with full-length [[Krag-Jorgensen]] rifles. As far as it can be said, a mix of M1896 (mostly) and M1898 rifles | Many pirates are armed with full-length [[Krag-Jorgensen]] rifles. As far as it can be said, a mix of M1896 (mostly) and M1898 rifles are present. | ||
[[Image:USKragRifle.jpg|thumb|none| | [[Image:USKragRifle.jpg|thumb|none|450px|US Model 1896 Krag-Jorgensen Rifle - .30-40 Krag]] | ||
[[Image:DanishKrag.jpg|thumb|none| | [[Image:DanishKrag.jpg|thumb|none|450px|US Model 1898 Krag-Jorgensen Rifle - .30-40 Krag]] | ||
[[File:China Seas-KragJorgensen-1.jpg|thumb|none|500px|A pirate aims a Krag-Jorgensen rifle at the ship's engineer. This rifle seems to be an M1898.]] | [[File:China Seas-KragJorgensen-1.jpg|thumb|none|500px|A pirate aims a Krag-Jorgensen rifle at the ship's engineer. This rifle seems to be an M1898.]] | ||
[[File:China Seas-KragJorgensen-2.jpg|thumb|none|500px|Pirates, mostly with Krag-Jorgensen rifles, encircle wounded Davids.]] | [[File:China Seas-KragJorgensen-2.jpg|thumb|none|500px|Pirates, mostly with Krag-Jorgensen rifles, encircle wounded Davids.]] | ||
[[File:China Seas-KragJorgensen-3.jpg|thumb|none|500px|A Krag-Jorgensen in hands of a pirate.]] | [[File:China Seas-KragJorgensen-3.jpg|thumb|none|500px|A Krag-Jorgensen in the hands of a pirate.]] | ||
[[File:China Seas-KragJorgensen-4.jpg|thumb|none|500px|A pirate at the background left holds a Krag-Jorgensen.]] | [[File:China Seas-KragJorgensen-4.jpg|thumb|none|500px|A pirate at the background left holds a Krag-Jorgensen.]] | ||
[[File:China Seas-KragJorgensen-5.jpg|thumb|none|500px|]] | [[File:China Seas-KragJorgensen-5.jpg|thumb|none|500px|]] | ||
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= Shotguns = | = Shotguns = | ||
== Double Barreled Shotgun == | == Double Barreled Shotgun == | ||
A pair of [[Double Barreled Shotgun]]s | A pair of [[Double Barreled Shotgun]]s are used for skeet shooting on the steamer. The guns are seen in the hands of Sybil Barclay (Rosalind Russell), Yu-Lan (Soo Yong), Dolly Portland (Jean Harlow), and Jamesy McArdle ([[Wallace Beery]]). | ||
[[File:China Seas-Shotgun-1.jpg|thumb|none|500px|Yu-Lan hands her shotgun to an attendant. McArdle holds another shotgun | [[Image:LCSmithSxSShotgunField.jpg|thumb|none|450px|L.C. Smith case hardened hammerless side by side Field shotgun - 12 gauge]] | ||
[[File:China Seas-Shotgun-1.jpg|thumb|none|500px|Yu-Lan hands her shotgun to an attendant. McArdle holds another shotgun in the background.]] | |||
[[File:China Seas-Shotgun-2.jpg|thumb|none|500px|McArdle examines the shotgun.]] | [[File:China Seas-Shotgun-2.jpg|thumb|none|500px|McArdle examines the shotgun.]] | ||
[[File:China Seas-Shotgun-3.jpg|thumb|none|500px|Sybil Barclay holds a shotgun.]] | [[File:China Seas-Shotgun-3.jpg|thumb|none|500px|Sybil Barclay holds a shotgun.]] | ||
[[File:China Seas-Shotgun-4.jpg|thumb|none|500px|She fires with | [[File:China Seas-Shotgun-4.jpg|thumb|none|500px|She fires with perfect marksmanship (markswomanship?).]] | ||
[[File:China Seas-Shotgun-5.jpg|thumb|none|500px|An attendant hands a shotgun to Dolly Portland. Another shotgun is seen in hands of Sybil Barclay (at the far right).]] | [[File:China Seas-Shotgun-5.jpg|thumb|none|500px|An attendant hands a shotgun to Dolly Portland. Another shotgun is seen in the hands of Sybil Barclay (at the far right).]] | ||
[[File:China Seas-Shotgun-6.jpg|thumb|none|500px|Dolly fires but without any luck.]] | [[File:China Seas-Shotgun-6.jpg|thumb|none|500px|Dolly fires but without any luck.]] | ||
[[File:China Seas-Shotgun-7.jpg|thumb|none|500px|Dolly angrily turns to Yu-Lan and Sybil, neglecting all rules of weapon safety.]] | [[File:China Seas-Shotgun-7.jpg|thumb|none|500px|Dolly angrily turns to Yu-Lan and Sybil, neglecting all rules of weapon safety.]] | ||
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= Other Weapons = | = Other Weapons = | ||
== F1 Hand Grenade == | == F1 Hand Grenade == | ||
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 Bomb]]s but in reality these are French [[F1 hand grenade]]s with Billant fuze. | 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 Bomb]]s, but in reality, these are French [[F1 hand grenade]]s with Billant fuze. | ||
[[Image:French F1 Mle 1916 Billant.JPG|thumb|none|150px|F1 High-Explosive Fragmentation hand grenade with Mle1916 Billant fuse.]] | [[Image:French F1 Mle 1916 Billant.JPG|thumb|none|150px|F1 High-Explosive Fragmentation hand grenade with Mle1916 Billant fuse.]] | ||
[[File:China Seas-Grenade-1.jpg|thumb|none|500px|Tom Davids, wounded and with broken legs, crawls across the deck with a grenade in hand.]] | [[File:China Seas-Grenade-1.jpg|thumb|none|500px|Tom Davids, wounded and with broken legs, crawls across the deck with a grenade in hand.]] | ||
[[File:China Seas-Grenade-2.jpg|thumb|none|500px|Another view of the grenade.]] | [[File:China Seas-Grenade-2.jpg|thumb|none|500px|Another view of the grenade.]] | ||
[[File:China Seas-Grenade-3.jpg|thumb|none|500px|Davids hands a grenade to Captain Gaskell who is locked in a storeroom.]] | [[File:China Seas-Grenade-3.jpg|thumb|none|500px|Davids hands a grenade to Captain Gaskell, who is locked in a storeroom.]] | ||
[[File:China Seas-Grenade-4.jpg|thumb|none|500px|Gaskell uses the grenade to break the lattice door.]] | [[File:China Seas-Grenade-4.jpg|thumb|none|500px|Gaskell uses the grenade to break the lattice door.]] | ||
[[File:China Seas-Grenade-6.jpg|thumb|none|500px|]] | [[File:China Seas-Grenade-6.jpg|thumb|none|500px|]] | ||
[[File:China Seas-Grenade-7.jpg|thumb|none|500px|Davids sacrifices himself to blow up the pirates ship.]] | [[File:China Seas-Grenade-7.jpg|thumb|none|500px|Davids sacrifices himself to blow up the pirates' ship.]] | ||
== Hotchkiss 1-pounder Gun == | == Hotchkiss 1-pounder Gun == | ||
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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 bullion, 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:
Handguns
Smith & Wesson Military & Police
A Smith & Wesson Military & Police is Captain Alan Gaskell's (Clark Gable) handgun. An M&P revolver is also seen in the hands of a passenger.
Mauser C96
The Malay pirates' leader Ngah (Ivan Lebedeff) and several of his men carry Mauser C96 pistols.
Colt M1911
Two of the pirates who try to sneak onto the steamer in female disguise carry M1911 pistols.
Unidentified revolvers
Submachine Guns
Thompson M1921
In the climactic scene, Captain Gaskell'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).
Rifles
Lee-Enfield No.1 Mk.III
British Sikh soldiers in Hong Kong are armed with Lee-Enfield No.1 Mk.III rifles. Many pirates are also armed with No.1 Mk.III rifles, some of which are stolen from the ship's armory. Most rifles are original Mk IIIs.
Springfield M1903
Some of the Sikh soldiers in Hong Kong are armed with Springfield M1903 rifles.
Krag-Jorgensen M1896 and M1898
Many pirates are armed with full-length Krag-Jorgensen rifles. As far as it can be said, a mix of M1896 (mostly) and M1898 rifles are present.
Shotguns
Double Barreled Shotgun
A pair of Double Barreled Shotguns are used for skeet shooting on the steamer. The guns are seen in the hands of Sybil Barclay (Rosalind Russell), Yu-Lan (Soo Yong), Dolly Portland (Jean Harlow), and Jamesy McArdle (Wallace Beery).
Other Weapons
F1 Hand Grenade
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.
Hotchkiss 1-pounder Gun
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.
