Rulers of the Sea 84 years old

Rulers of the Sea

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.

Credits

Douglas Fairbanks, Jr.
Douglas Fairbanks, Jr. as David 'Davie' Gillespie
Margaret Lockwood
Margaret Lockwood as Mary Shaw
Russell Hicks
Russell Hicks as Mr. Cunard
David Thursby
David Thursby as Murdock
Wyndham Standing
Wyndham Standing as Banker
Barry Macollum
Barry Macollum as Miller

Rulers of the Sea Cast

Name Character
Douglas Fairbanks, Jr. He was 29, 90 years old when he died as David 'Davie' Gillespie
Margaret Lockwood She was 23, 73 years old when she died as Mary Shaw
Russell Hicks He was 44, 61 years old when he died as Mr. Cunard
David Thursby He was 50, 88 years old when he died as Murdock
Wyndham Standing He was 59, 82 years old when he died as Banker
Barry Macollum He was 50, 81 years old when he died as Miller
Alec Craig He was 54, 60 years old when he died as Foreman
Charles McAvoy He was 58, now 26 years old as O'Brien
Will Fyffe He was 54, 62 years old when he died as John Shaw
Wade Boteler He was 51, 54 years old when he died as Mr. Brown
Lawrence Grant He was 69, 81 years old when he died as Mr. Negley
Robert Homans He was 62, 69 years old when he died as Constable Dunn
Lionel Pape He was 62, 67 years old when he died as First Secretary
Walter Fenner He was 53, 61 years old when he died as Dignitary
Lester Matthews He was 39, 74 years old when he died as Lieut. Roberts
David Torrence He was 75, 87 years old when he died as Donald Fenton
Barlowe Borland He was 62, 71 years old when he died as Magistrate
Ivan F. Simpson He was 64, 76 years old when he died as Secretary
Alan Ladd He was 26, 50 years old when he died as Colin Farrell
Leonard Mudie He was 56, 82 years old when he died as Mr. Barton
Pierre Watkin He was 49, 70 years old when he died as Mr. Caldwell
Harry Cording He was 48, 63 years old when he died as Seaman
David Cavendish He was 46, 66 years old when he died as First Officer Lewis
Lionel Belmore He was 72, 85 years old when he died as Villager
Olaf Hytten He was 51, 67 years old when he died as Third Secretary
Broderick O'Farrell He was 57, 73 years old when he died as Official
Montagu Love He was 62, 66 years old when he died as Malcolm Grant
William Haade He was 36, 63 years old when he died as A Stoker
Mary Gordon She was 57, 81 years old when she died as Mrs. Ogilvie
Neil Fitzgerald He was 47, 90 years old when he died as Dr. Taylor on Steamship
David MacDonald He was 35, 79 years old when he died as Clerk
George Melford He was 62, 84 years old when he died as Landlord
Roy Gordon He was 45, 77 years old when he died as New York City Mayor
Kenneth Hunter He was 57, 79 years old when he died as Naval Company Member
Philip Winter as Soldier
Crauford Kent He was 58, 71 years old when he died as Member of Naval Company
Hayden Stevenson He was 62, 74 years old when he died as Official
Paul Newlan He was 36, 70 years old when he died as Second Stoker
Holmes Herbert He was 57, 74 years old when he died as Member of Naval Company
George Bancroft He was 57, 8 years old when he died as Capt. Oliver
Frank Benson as Driver
Allen Fox He was 0, now 84 years old as Steward
Earl Askam as Chief Engineer
Wilson Benge He was 64, 80 years old when he died as Campbell
John Power He was 8, 20 years old when he died as Captain of 'Dog Star'
George MacQuarrie He was 66, 77 years old when he died as Seaman
Vaughan Glaser He was 66, 86 years old when he died as Junius Smith
David Clyde He was 15, now 68 years old as Second Mate Evans
Harry Allen He was 73, 85 years old when he died as Murdock
Edgar Norton He was 71, 84 years old when he died as Mr. McKinnon
David Newell He was 0, 41 years old when he died as Seaman
Frank Shannon He was 65, 84 years old when he died as Kelsey

Rulers of the Sea Crew

Name Department
Hans Dreier as Art Direction. He was 54 (81) years old when He died Art
Harold Lewis as Sound Recordist. He was 16 (87) years old when He died Sound
Gordon Jennings as Visual Effects. He was 43 (57) years old when He died Visual Effects
John B. Goodman as Art Direction. He was 38 (89) years old when He died Art
Archie Stout as Director of Photography. He was 53 (86) years old when He died Camera
A.E. Freudeman as Interior Designer. Art
Theodor Sparkuhl as Director of Photography. He was 45 (51) years old when He died Camera
Richard Collins as Screenplay. He was 25 (98) years old when He died Writing
Richard Collins as Story. He was 25 (98) years old when He died Writing
Talbot Jennings as Screenplay. He was 45 (90) years old when He died Writing
Talbot Jennings as Story. He was 45 (90) years old when He died Writing
Walter Oberst as Sound Recordist. He was 42 (55) years old when He died Sound
William Tummel as Assistant Director. He was 47 (85) years old when He died Directing
Frank Lloyd as Director. He was 53 (74) years old when He died Directing
Frank Lloyd as Producer. He was 53 (74) years old when He died Production
Frank Cavett as Story. He was 33 (67) years old when He died Writing
Frank Cavett as Screenplay. He was 33 (67) years old when He died Writing
Richard Hageman as Original Music Composer. He was 58 (84) years old when He died Sound
Paul Weatherwax as Editor. He was 39 (60) years old when He died Editing
Farciot Edouart as Visual Effects. He was 45 (85) years old when He died Visual Effects
Herman Hand as Orchestrator. Sound
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Rulers of the Sea (84 years)

  • Release day: Wednesday, November 08, 1939
  • Runtime: 96 minutes