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Rulers of the Sea
Movie

Rulers of the Sea

1939· Released6.5/ 10
Drama

Overview

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.

Ratings

TMDB
6.5/10

2 votes

IMDb
6.4/10

113 votes

RTMetacriticLetterboxd

Director

Frank Lloyd

Frank Lloyd

Director

Cast

Douglas Fairbanks Jr.

Douglas Fairbanks Jr.

David 'Davie' Gillespie

Margaret Lockwood

Margaret Lockwood

Mary Shaw

Will Fyffe

Will Fyffe

John Shaw

George Bancroft

George Bancroft

Capt. Oliver

Montagu Love

Montagu Love

Malcolm Grant

Vaughan Glaser

Vaughan Glaser

Junius Smith

David Torrence

David Torrence

Donald Fenton

Lester Matthews

Lester Matthews

Lieut. Roberts

Alec Craig

Alec Craig

Foreman

Barlowe Borland

Barlowe Borland

Magistrate

Wilson Benge

Campbell

Harry Allen

Harry Allen

Murdock

Barry Macollum

Miller

David Cavendish

First Officer Lewis

David Clyde

David Clyde

Second Mate Evans

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