Tuna Clipper

Tuna Clipper

77 mins | Drama | April 11, 1949

Hoping to become a lawyer, Alec (Roddy McDowall) becomes a tuna fisherman in order to pay a debt. This turn of events puts Alec on the outs with his taciturn family. Eventually, the lad proves himself on all fronts, and is welcomed back into the family fold.

Tuna Clipper

77 mins | Drama | April 11, 1949

Tuna Clipper
Hoping to become a lawyer, Alec (Roddy McDowall) becomes a tuna fisherman in order to pay a debt. This turn of events puts Alec on the outs with his taciturn family. Eventually, the lad proves himself on all fronts, and is welcomed back into the family fold.
Producers Monogram Pictures
Original title Tuna Clipper
Directors William Beaudine
Writers Scott Darling

Cast

Roddy McDowall

as Alec MacLennan

Elena Verdugo

as Bianca Pereira

Roland Winters

as E.J. Ransom

Peter Mamakos

as Capt. Manuel Pereira

Rick Vallin

as Silvestre Pereira

Russell Simpson

as Capt. Fergus MacLennan

Doris Kemper

as Anne MacLennan

Dickie Moore

as Frankie Pereira

Richard Avonde

as Pete

Victor Sen Yung

as Oriental Dock Worker

Michael Vallon

as Papa Pereira