The Sand Pebbles (1966)

The Sand Pebbles does not include any explicit or implicitly identifiable LGBTQ+ characters or themes. The narrative centers on a U.S. Navy gunboat crew and the political unrest in 1920s China, with no elements pertaining to queer identity or relationships.

The movie does not contain any action or adventure elements.

The film "The Sand Pebbles" is an adaptation of Richard McKenna's novel. All major characters, such as Jake Holman, Shirley Eckert, and Frenchy Burgoyne, maintain the same gender as established in the original source material.

The film is an adaptation of a novel set in 1920s China, featuring American and Chinese characters. There is no evidence that any character canonically established as one race in the source material or historical context was portrayed as a different race in the film.