Rulers of the Sea

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.

Drama

Douglas Fairbanks Jr.

(David 'Davie' Gillespie)

Margaret Lockwood

Will Fyffe

George Bancroft

Montagu Love

(Malcolm Grant)

Vaughan Glaser

David Torrence

(Donald Fenton)

Lester Matthews

(Lieut. Roberts)

Alec Craig

Barlowe Borland

Wilson Benge

Harry Allen

Barry Macollum

David Cavendish

(First Officer Lewis)

David Clyde

(Second Mate Evans)

Charles McAvoy

Alan Ladd

(Colin Farrell)

Lawrence Grant

John Power

(Captain of 'Dog Star')

William Haade

Earl Askam

(Chief Engineer (Uncredited))

Guy Bellis

(Importer (Uncredited))

Lionel Belmore

(Villager (Uncredited))

Frank Benson

(Driver (Uncredited))

Wade Boteler

(Mr. Brown (Uncredited))

Harry Cording

(Seaman (Uncredited))

Jane Dewey

(Mrs. Farrell (Uncredited))

Mike Driscoll

(Helmsman (Uncredited))

David Dunbar

(Boatswain (Uncredited))

William Eddritt

(Secretary (Uncredited))

Walter Fenner

(Dignitary (Uncredited))

Neil Fitzgerald

(Dr. Taylor on Steamship (Uncredited))

Allen Fox

(Steward (Uncredited))

Douglas Gordon

(Seaman (Uncredited))

Mary Gordon

(Mrs. Ogilvie (Uncredited))

Roy Gordon

(New York City Mayor (Uncredited))

Holmes Herbert

(Member of Naval Company (Uncredited))

Russell Hicks

(Mr. Cunard (Uncredited))

George Hill

(Constable (Uncredited))

Robert Homans

(Constable Dunn (Uncredited))

Kenneth Hunter

(Naval Company Member (Uncredited))

Olaf Hytten

(Third Secretary (Uncredited))

Crauford Kent

(Member of Naval Company (Uncredited))

David MacDonald

(Clerk (Uncredited))

George MacQuarrie

(Seaman (Uncredited))

George Melford

(Landlord (Uncredited))

Pat Moran

(MacNaughton (Uncredited))

Leonard Mudie

(Mr. Barton (Uncredited))

David Newell

(Seaman (Uncredited))

Paul Newlan

(Second Stoker (Uncredited))

Edgar Norton

(Mr. McKinnon (Uncredited))

Broderick O'Farrell

(Official (Uncredited))

Lionel Pape

(First Secretary (Uncredited))

Napier Raikes

(High Commissioner (Uncredited))

Frank Shannon

(Kelsey (Uncredited))

Ivan F. Simpson

(Secretary (Uncredited))

John Graham Spacey

(Dr. Lardner (Uncredited))

Wyndham Standing

(Banker (Uncredited))

Hayden Stevenson

(Official (Uncredited))

David Thursby

(Murdock (Uncredited))

Clare Verdera

(Mrs. Naughton (Uncredited))

Pierre Watkin

(Mr. Caldwell (Uncredited))

Philip Winter

(Soldier (Uncredited))

John Burton

(Seaman (uncredited))