Yankee clipper

Duration: 75

Year Published: 1927

Creator: De Mille Pictures ; adaptation, Garrett Fort, Garnett Weston ; story, Denison Clift ; director, Rupert Julian.

Format: 16mm

Color: B&W

Sound: silent

Credits: Julian, Rupert.; Fort, Garrett.; Clift, Denison, 1892-1961.; Krafft, John, 1888-1958.; Mescall, John, 1899-1962.; Hughes, John.; Boyd, William (Musician); Fair, Elinor.; Coghlan, Frank.; Miljan, John, 1893-1960.; DeMille Pictures Corporation.; Producers Distributing Corporation.

Description: Production dates and credits taken from AFI Catalog.; Pacific Film Archive collection; non-circulating. CBPF.; Titles, John Krafft ; photography, John Mescall ; art, John Hughes.; American film institute catalog: feature films, 1921-1930 929.; William Boyd (Hal Winslow), Elinor Fair (Jocelyn Huntington), Junior Coghlan (Mickey), John Miljan (Richard), Walter Long (Portuguese Joe), Louis Payne (Huntington), Burr McIntosh (Mr. Winslow), George Ovey (Alf), Zack Williams (Ham), William Blaisdell (Ike), Clarence Burton (Captain McIntosh), Stanton Heck (American mate), Julia Faye (Queen Victoria), Harry Holden (Zachary Taylor), W. Sousania (Prince Consort), James Wang (Chinese merchant).; Story of a race between a British and an American ship across the Pacific to determine which country would win the American tea trade. The race is complicated by a typhoon, a mutiny aboard the American ship, a woman hostile to the captain who is kidnapped to protect her from a no-good fiance and a young stowaway.; PFA 1616-108-8638. D0108; Silent with English intertitles.; PFA 1616-108-8638. COPY-SPECIFC DESCRIPTION: 2 reels of 2 (75 min.) : si., b&w ; 16 mm. print.

Metadata Source:BERKELEY ART MUSEUM AND PACIFIC FILM ARCHIVE