Windjammer (1937)
1937 · Feature film · 57 min · dir. Ewing Scott
Mighty Adventure . . . Glorious Romance !
- Drama
- Romance
Synopsis
The fourth and last of the George A. Hirliman-produced films starring George O'Brien (preceded by "Daniel Boone", "Park Avenue Logger" and "Hollywood Cowboy") that were distributed by RKO Radio. Hirliman sold O'Brien's contract to RKO, which then produced 18 series westerns starring O'Brien that ended when O'Brien went into the Navy at the outbreak of WW II. Long-time (past and future) O'Brien director David Howard served as Hirliman's Associate Producer on this film. "Windjammer" finds O'Brien as a subpoena server ordered to serve a subpoena on Brandon Evans (The Commondore) for a senate inquiry or lose his job. Posing as a playboy, he boards the Commodore's yacht during a yacht race, and the yacht is wrecked by a gun-running windjammer commanded by Captain Morgan (William Hall.) All hands are picked up by the windjammer, including the Commodore's daughter (played by Constance Worth) and put to work as galley slaves.
Synopsis from TMDb
Details
- Director
- Ewing Scott
- Writer
- Roul Haig
- Studio
- George A. Hirliman Productions, RKO Radio Pictures
- Released
- 1937-08-06
- Running time
- 57 minutes
- Language
- English
- Collection
- Feature Films
Cast & crew
- Ewing Scott Director
George O'Brien
Constance Worth
William Hall- Brandon Evans
Gavin Gordon
Stanley Blystone
Lal Chand Mehra
Ben Hendricks Jr.
Reviews on the Internet Archive
★★★★ · Pretty good · Dr Feel Rotten · 2010-11-27
O'Brien seemed a bit to nonchalant through it, but other than that it was well done. His seemingly muscle bound self seemed just out of place in the old films of its day. Most of the actors back then were pip squeaks playing tough guy roles and the punches they throw almost always look fakes, but the punch O'brien threw at the cook looked like he's been at it for a while. I don't know I would want to be slugged in the jaw by him and I kinda doubt the actor playing the cook wanted to many takes.
★★★★ · Very good. · kareneliot · 2005-12-08
Good drama. Worth watching.
★★★★ · Good movie. · Budro · 2009-09-06
Well worth the time.
