The Yankee Clipper (film)
| The Yankee Clipper | |
|---|---|
 The film's three stars, Elinor Fair, Junior Coghlan, and William Boyd, left to right. | |
| Directed by | Rupert Julian |
| Written by | Denison Clift (story) Garrett Fort (adaptation) John W. Krafft (titles) Garnett Weston (adaptation) |
| Produced by | Cecil B. DeMille |
| Starring | William Boyd John Harron Elinor Fair Frank Coghlan, Jr. |
| Cinematography | Robert LaPresle |
| Edited by | Claude Berkeley |
| Distributed by | Producers Distributing Corporation |
Release date |
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Running time | 88 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Languages | Silent film English intertitles |
The Yankee Clipper is a 1927 American adventure film produced by Cecil B. DeMille and directed by Rupert Julian. It is set against the maritime rivalry between the United States and Great Britain in the mid-19th century.[1][2]
Plot
Captain Winslow takes a revolutionary new clipper ship, built by his father, on its first voyage, and Mickey Murphy is found stowing away in a burlap sack. While in China, Winslow attends a dinner hosted by a wealthy Chinese merchant and rescues English maiden Lady Jocelyn Huntington from rioting beggars. Winslow agrees to a race from China to Boston against an English clipper ship. He wins the race and Lady Jocelyn.
Cast
- William Boyd ..... Captain Hal Winslow
- Elinor Fair ..... Lady Jocelyn Huntington
- Frank Coghlan, Jr. ..... Mickey Murphy
- John Miljan ..... Paul de Vigny
- Walter Long ..... Portuguese Joe
- Louis Payne ..... Lord Huntington
- Burr McIntosh ..... Thomas Winslow
- Clarence Burton ..... Captain McIntosh
References
- ^ The Yankee Clipper at silentera.com
- ^ The American Film Institute Catalog Feature Films: 1921-30 by The American Film Institute, c.1971
External links
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