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Rulers of the Sea

Rulers of the Sea1939

★6.796 minDrama

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

Writer

Richard Collins Frank Cavett Talbot Jennings

Score

Richard Hageman

Stars

Douglas Fairbanks Jr.Margaret Lockwood Will Fyffe

Cast64

Douglas Fairbanks Jr.
as David 'Davie' Gillespie
Margaret Lockwood
as Mary Shaw
Will Fyffe
as John Shaw
George Bancroft
as Capt. Oliver
Montagu Love
as Malcolm Grant
Vaughan Glaser
as Junius Smith
David Torrence
as Donald Fenton
Lester Matthews
as Lieut. Roberts
Alec Craig
as Foreman
Barlowe Borland
as Magistrate
W
Wilson Benge
as Campbell
Harry Allen
as Murdock
B
Barry Macollum
as Miller
D
David Cavendish
as First Officer Lewis
David Clyde
as Second Mate Evans
Charles McAvoy
as O'Brien
Alan Ladd
as Colin Farrell
Lawrence Grant
as Mr. Negley
J
John Power
as Captain of 'Dog Star'
William Haade
as A Stoker
E
Earl Askam
as Chief Engineer (Uncredited)
G
Guy Bellis
as Importer (Uncredited)
Lionel Belmore
as Villager (Uncredited)
F
Frank Benson
as Driver (Uncredited)
Wade Boteler
as Mr. Brown (Uncredited)
Harry Cording
as Seaman (Uncredited)
J
Jane Dewey
as Mrs. Farrell (Uncredited)
M
Mike Driscoll
as Helmsman (Uncredited)
D
David Dunbar
as Boatswain (Uncredited)
W
William Eddritt
as Secretary (Uncredited)
Walter Fenner
as Dignitary (Uncredited)
N
Neil Fitzgerald
as Dr. Taylor on Steamship (Uncredited)
A
Allen Fox
as Steward (Uncredited)
Douglas Gordon
as Seaman (Uncredited)
Mary Gordon
as Mrs. Ogilvie (Uncredited)
Roy Gordon
as New York City Mayor (Uncredited)
Holmes Herbert
as Member of Naval Company (Uncredited)
Russell Hicks
as Mr. Cunard (Uncredited)
G
George Hill
as Constable (Uncredited)
Robert Homans
as Constable Dunn (Uncredited)
K
Kenneth Hunter
as Naval Company Member (Uncredited)
Olaf Hytten
as Third Secretary (Uncredited)
Crauford Kent
as Member of Naval Company (Uncredited)
D
David MacDonald
as Clerk (Uncredited)
George MacQuarrie
as Seaman (Uncredited)
George Melford
as Landlord (Uncredited)
P
Pat Moran
as MacNaughton (Uncredited)
Leonard Mudie
as Mr. Barton (Uncredited)
David Newell
as Seaman (Uncredited)
Paul Newlan
as Second Stoker (Uncredited)
Edgar Norton
as Mr. McKinnon (Uncredited)
Broderick O'Farrell
as Official (Uncredited)
L
Lionel Pape
as First Secretary (Uncredited)
N
Napier Raikes
as High Commissioner (Uncredited)
Frank Shannon
as Kelsey (Uncredited)
Ivan F. Simpson
as Secretary (Uncredited)
J
John Graham Spacey
as Dr. Lardner (Uncredited)
Wyndham Standing
as Banker (Uncredited)
Hayden Stevenson
as Official (Uncredited)
D
David Thursby
as Murdock (Uncredited)
C
Clare Verdera
as Mrs. Naughton (Uncredited)
Pierre Watkin
as Mr. Caldwell (Uncredited)
P
Philip Winter
as Soldier (Uncredited)
J
John Burton
as Seaman (uncredited)

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