Windjammer

Overview

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.

Details

Status

Released

Release date

August 6, 1937

Original language

English

Spoken languages

English

Countries

United States of America

Production

RKO Radio Pictures,George A. Hirliman Productions

Cast

William Hall,Lee Shumway,Gavin Gordon,Sam Flint,Ben Hendricks Jr.,Stanley Blystone,Brandon Evans,Lal Chand Mehra,Frank Hagney,Constance Worthand 1 more

Director

Ewing Scott

Writer

Roul Haig,Daniel Jarrett,James Gruen

Budget

Not recorded

Revenue

Not recorded

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