Windjammer 87 years old

Mighty Adventure . . . Glorious Romance !

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.

Credits

Windjammer Cast

Name Character
George O’Brien He was 38, 86 years old when he died as Bruce Lane
Stanley Blystone He was 43, 61 years old when he died as Peterson
Constance Worth She was 25, 52 years old when she died as Betty Selby
Sam Flint He was 54, 97 years old when he died as Marvin T. Bishop
Gavin Gordon He was 36, 81 years old when he died as J. Montague Forsythe
William Hall as Captain Morgan
Lee Shumway He was 53, 74 years old when he died as Yacht Captain
Frank Hagney He was 53, 89 years old when he died as Slum
Ben Hendricks, Jr. He was 43, 44 years old when he died as Dolan
Lal Chand Mehra He was 39, 83 years old when he died as Willy
Brandon Evans He was 59, 79 years old when he died as Commodore Russell P. Selby

Windjammer Crew

Name Department
Roul Haig as Story. Writing
Ewing Scott as Director. He was 40 (74) years old when He died Directing
James Gruen as Screenplay. He was 43 (73) years old when He died Writing
Daniel Jarrett as Screenplay. Writing
Windjammer (87 years)

Mighty Adventure . . . Glorious Romance !

  • Release day: Friday, August 06, 1937
  • Runtime: 60 minutes