Windjammer
Brief Synopsis
Cast & Crew
Ewing Scott
George O'brien
Constance Worth
William Hall
Brandon Evans
Gavin Gordon
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Synopsis
Lawyer Bruce Lane is ordered by his boss, the attorney general of California, to serve a summons on elusive millionaire Commodore Russell P. Selby or lose his job. Before Selby, who is wanted for testimony by a Senate Intelligence Committee, sets sail on a San Francisco to Honolulu yacht race, Lane tries to lie his way into a pre-race party, but is questioned by Selby's bodyguards and caught by Selby's debutante daughter Betty. Undaunted, Lane then is dropped from a sea plane and fakes drowning in order to get on board Selby's boat, "Lady Betty." Once on board, Lane hands Selby the subpoena, but is told that, as the yacht is now past the three-mile limit, Selby is no longer in California's jurisdiction. Forced to make the voyage to Honolulu, the carefree Lane irks Betty, her weakling fiancé, J. Montague Forsythe, and Selby, who cares only about winning the race, at every turn. When the yacht hits a storm and a dense fog, however, Lane impresses Betty with his composure and his willingness to stay on board even after the rest of the crew mutinies. Because of the fog, "Lady Betty" collides with a windjammer, whose captain, Morgan, is smuggling a shipment of guns and ammunition to Macao. Although Morgan takes on the shipwreck victims, he refuses to drop them off in Honolulu. As they sail toward Macao, Lane discovers the illegal arms shipment and warns Selby about Morgan's plans to blackmail him once they reach the island. Near Macao, Lane organizes a night-time escape but is discovered by Morgan, who holds him at gunpoint. Lane catches Morgan off guard and a fight ensues during which a fire breaks out. With seconds to spare before the windjammer explodes, Lane, the Selbys and Forsythe make their escape and are picked up by a passing freighter. After alerting his boss to his success with Selby, Lane then announces his engagement to Betty.
Director
Ewing Scott
Cast
George O'brien
Constance Worth
William Hall
Brandon Evans
Gavin Gordon
Stan Blystone
Lal Chand Mehra
Ben Hendricks
Lee Shumway
Frank Hagney
Sam Flint
Crew
Robert Crandall
Herbert T. Edwards
Leonard Goldstein
Frank B. Good
James Gruen
Major Raoul Haig
George A. Hirliman
David Howard
Dan Jarrett
Abe Meyer
Winston Moore
F. Paul Sylos
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In a pre-production news item in Hollywood Reporter, producer George Hirliman announced that he was chartering a "three-masted lugger" called "Lottie Carson" as his location headquarters. Filming was scheduled to take place in either Balboa or Wilmington, CA. RKO borrowed William Hall from Universal for the production. Motion Picture Herald's "In the Cutting Room" states that director Ewing Scott wrote the story.
