Captain Hurricane
1935 film by John S. Robertson
- 1935 (1935)[1]
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Captain Hurricane is a 1935 American drama film about the life of fishermen in Cape Cod.[3]
Plot
Sailor Zenas Brewster (James Barton) is notorious for his bad temper, earning him the nickname of "Captain Hurricane". He falls in love with Abbie Howland (Helen Westley), but she is turned off by his temperament. After attempting to retire early, Brewster is forced once again to go to sea by a bad business venture. He winds up a hero when he saves his crew from a deadly shipboard fire.
Cast
- James Barton as Capt. Zenas Henry Brewster
- Helen Westley as Abbie Howland
- Helen Mack as Susan 'Matley' Ann
- Lon Chaney Jr. (credited as Creighton Chaney) as Abbie Howland's brother[4]
- Gene Lockhart as Capt. Jeremiah Taylor
- Henry Travers as Capt. Ben
- Douglas Walton as Jimmy Howell
- Otto Hoffman as Silas Coffin
Box office
The film lost $126,000 at the box office.[2]
References
- ^ Smith, Don G. (1996). "Lon Chaney Jr.". McFarland & Co. Inc. Pg. 202. ISBN 0-7864-0120-6.
- ^ a b c Richard Jewel, "RKO Film Grosses: 1931-1951", in Historical Journal of Film, Radio and Television. Vol. 14, No. 1, 1994. p. 58
- ^ Richard Jewell & Vernon Harbin, The RKO Story. New Rochelle, New York: Arlington House, 1982. p. 81.
- ^ Smith, Don G. (1996). "Lon Chaney Jr.". McFarland & Co. Inc. Pg. 202. ISBN 0-7864-0120-6.
External links
- Captain Hurricane at IMDb
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Films directed by John S. Robertson
- Love and Trout (1916)
- The Thorn and the Rose (1916)
- Getting By (1916)
- Trouble for Four (1916)
- Justice a la Carte (1916)
- The Meeting (1917)
- Intrigue (1917)
- The Money Mill (1917)
- Vanity and Some Sables (1917)
- A Service of Love (1917)
- Baby Mine (1917)
- The Bottom of the Well (1917)
- The Menace (1918)
- The Better Half (1918)
- The Girl of Today (1918)
- The Make-Believe Wife (1918)
- Little Miss Hoover (1918)
- Here Comes the Bride (1919)
- The Test of Honor (1919)
- Let's Elope (1919)
- Come Out of the Kitchen (1919)
- The Misleading Widow (1919)
- Sadie Love (1919)
- Erstwhile Susan (1919)
- Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde (1920)
- Away Goes Prudence (1920)
- A Dark Lantern (1920)
- 39 East (1920)
- Sentimental Tommy (1921)
- The Magic Cup (1921)
- Footlights (1921)
- Love's Boomerang (1922)
- The Spanish Jade (1922)
- Tess of the Storm Country (1922)
- The Bright Shawl (1923)
- The Fighting Blade (1923)
- Twenty-One (1923)
- The Enchanted Cottage (1924)
- Classmates (1924)
- New Toys (1925)
- Soul-Fire (1925)
- Shore Leave (1925)
- Annie Laurie (1927)
- Captain Salvation (1927)
- The Road to Romance (1927)
- The Single Standard (1929)
- Shanghai Lady (1929)
- Night Ride (1930)
- Captain of the Guard (1930)
- Madonna of the Streets (1930)
- Beyond Victory (1931)
- The Phantom of Paris (1931)
- Little Orphan Annie (1932)
- One Man's Journey (1933)
- The Crime Doctor (1934)
- His Greatest Gamble (1934)
- Wednesday's Child (1934)
- Grand Old Girl (1934)
- Captain Hurricane (1935)
- Our Little Girl (1935)
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