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Rulers of the Sea

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Rulers of the Sea

6.5

1h 36m

1939

Synopsis

The struggle of a man to build a steam ship to take him across the Atlantic in spite of all setbacks, and his win against a crack sailing boat in the early 19th century.

Director

Frank Lloyd

Drama

shiptall shipsteamship

Cast & Crew

Douglas Fairbanks Jr.

Douglas Fairbanks Jr.

as David 'Davie' Gillespie

Margaret Lockwood

Margaret Lockwood

as Mary Shaw

Will Fyffe

Will Fyffe

as John Shaw

George Bancroft

George Bancroft

as Capt. Oliver

Montagu Love

Montagu Love

as Malcolm Grant

Vaughan Glaser

Vaughan Glaser

as Junius Smith

David Torrence

David Torrence

as Donald Fenton

Lester Matthews

Lester Matthews

as Lieut. Roberts

Alec Craig

Alec Craig

as Foreman

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