THE YANKEE CLIPPER (1929) William Boyd, Elinor Fair & Frank Coghlan Jr.| Drama | B&W | Timeless Film

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The Yankee Clipper is a 65-minute 1927 American silent adventure film directed by Rupert Julian. It is set against the maritime rivalry between the United States and Great Britain in the mid-19th century.

Synopsis:

The film opens in England in the court of Queen Victoria. Lord Anthony Huntington, the country's foremost shipbuilder, is tasked with preventing the United States from breaking England's grip on the tea trade. Huntington boasts that his new ship, Lord of the Isles, will outsail any American ship.

In America, the U.S. president meets with a Boston shipbuilder, Thomas Winslow, who vows that his new vessel will challenge England's vaunted speed. The builder introduces his son, Hal Winslow (William Boyd), who will command the new Yankee Clipper on its maiden voyage to China. The President tells the young captain that America's hope of prestige on the seas rests with him.

Several days into the journey, a stowaway, a young boy named Mickey Murphy (Junior Coughlan) is found hiding in a burlap sack. The boy is an orphan who announces his hatred of women.

While in China, Winslow attends a dinner hosted by a wealthy Chinese merchant and rescues an English woman Lady Jocelyn Huntington (Elinor Fair) from rioting beggars. Winslow agrees to a race from China to Boston against the Lord of the Isles. He wins the race and the affection of Lady Jocelyn.

Cast & Crew:

William Boyd as Captain Hal Winslow
Elinor Fair as Lady Jocelyn Huntington
Junior Coghlan as Mickey Murphy
John Miljan as Paul de Vigny
Walter Long as ‘Iron Head’ Joe
Louis Payne as Lord Huntington
Burr McIntosh as Thomas Winslow
George Ovey as Alf
Zack Williams as Ham
William Blaisdell as Ike
Clarence Burton as Captain McIntosh
Stanton Heck as American Mate
Julia Faye as Queen Victoria
Harry Holden as President Zachary Taylor
Nicholas Soussanin as Prince Consort
James Wang as Chinese Merchant

Directed by: Rupert Julian
Written by: Denison Clift (story), Garrett Fort (adaptation), John W. Krafft (titles), Garnett Weston (adaptation)
Produced by: Cecil B. DeMille
Cinematography: Robert LaPresle
Edited by: Claude Berkeley
Distributed by: Producers Distributing Corporation
Release date: May 7, 1927
Running time: 88 minutes
Country: United States
Language: Silent (English intertitles)