The Last Adventurers (1937 - Public Domain)

Edited by David Lean, 'The Last Adventurers' is a 1937 British drama film directed by Roy Kellino and starring Niall MacGinnis, Roy Emerton, Linden Travers and Peter Gawthorne.Show more

Plot: A shipwrecked castaway is rescued by a sea captain, and then falls in love with the captain's daughter.

Cast:
Niall MacGinnis - Jeremy Bowker
Roy Emerton - John Arkell
Linden Travers - Ann Arkell
Peter Gawthorne - Fergus Arkell
Kay Walsh - Margaret Arkell
Johnnie Schofield - Stalk
Ballard Berkeley - Fred Devlin
Norah Howard - Mary Allen
Bill Shine (actor) - Joe Hanson
Esma Cannon - Polly Shepherd
Wallace Douglas - Red Collins

Critical reception: In the Radio Times, David Parkinson wrote, "It's a pity there's not much entertainment value to be had from this wonderful curio about a twice-shipwrecked castaway saved by a sea captain whose daughter he then falls in love with, much to the old tar's displeasure. What is fascinating about Roy Kellino's adventure is that it was edited, with greater tautness than it deserves, by director-in-waiting David Lean. The casting is also noteworthy, with future Carry On star Esma Cannon in a rare glamour role, and Ballard Berkeley (who would later achieve fame as the Major in Fawlty Towers) playing the heroic lead."