Rulers of the Sea
6.5
|Drama
1939-11-08
96 mins
The Plot
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.
Cast and Crew
Douglas Fairbanks Jr.
David 'Davie' Gillespie
Margaret Lockwood
Mary Shaw
Will Fyffe
John Shaw
George Bancroft
Capt. Oliver
Montagu Love
Malcolm Grant
Vaughan Glaser
Junius Smith
David Torrence
Donald Fenton
Lester Matthews
Lieut. Roberts
Alec Craig
Foreman
Barlowe Borland
Magistrate
Wilson Benge
Campbell
Harry Allen
Murdock
Barry Macollum
Miller
David Cavendish
First Officer Lewis
David Clyde
Second Mate Evans
Charles McAvoy
O'Brien
Alan Ladd
Colin Farrell
Lawrence Grant
Mr. Negley
John Power
Captain of 'Dog Star'
William Haade
A Stoker
Earl Askam
Chief Engineer (Uncredited)
Guy Bellis
Importer (Uncredited)
Lionel Belmore
Villager (Uncredited)
Frank Benson
Driver (Uncredited)
Wade Boteler
Mr. Brown (Uncredited)
Harry Cording
Seaman (Uncredited)
Jane Dewey
Mrs. Farrell (Uncredited)
Mike Driscoll
Helmsman (Uncredited)
David Dunbar
Boatswain (Uncredited)
William Eddritt
Secretary (Uncredited)
Walter Fenner
Dignitary (Uncredited)
Neil Fitzgerald
Dr. Taylor on Steamship (Uncredited)
Allen Fox
Steward (Uncredited)
Douglas Gordon
Seaman (Uncredited)
Mary Gordon
Mrs. Ogilvie (Uncredited)
Roy Gordon
New York City Mayor (Uncredited)
Holmes Herbert
Member of Naval Company (Uncredited)
Russell Hicks
Mr. Cunard (Uncredited)
George Hill
Constable (Uncredited)
Robert Homans
Constable Dunn (Uncredited)
Kenneth Hunter
Naval Company Member (Uncredited)
Olaf Hytten
Third Secretary (Uncredited)
Crauford Kent
Member of Naval Company (Uncredited)
David MacDonald
Clerk (Uncredited)
George MacQuarrie
Seaman (Uncredited)
George Melford
Landlord (Uncredited)
Pat Moran
MacNaughton (Uncredited)
Leonard Mudie
Mr. Barton (Uncredited)
David Newell
Seaman (Uncredited)
Paul Newlan
Second Stoker (Uncredited)
Edgar Norton
Mr. McKinnon (Uncredited)
Broderick O'Farrell
Official (Uncredited)
Lionel Pape
First Secretary (Uncredited)
Napier Raikes
High Commissioner (Uncredited)
Frank Shannon
Kelsey (Uncredited)
Ivan F. Simpson
Secretary (Uncredited)
John Graham Spacey
Dr. Lardner (Uncredited)
Wyndham Standing
Banker (Uncredited)
Hayden Stevenson
Official (Uncredited)
David Thursby
Murdock (Uncredited)
Clare Verdera
Mrs. Naughton (Uncredited)
Pierre Watkin
Mr. Caldwell (Uncredited)
Philip Winter
Soldier (Uncredited)