Captain Hurricane

Captain Hurricane

72 mins | Drama, Comedy, Romance | March 1, 1935

Zenas Brewster is a seafaring man with a bad reputation. Notorious for his tempestuous nature, Brewster has earned the nickname of "Captain Hurricane." Brewster is smitten with neighbor Abbie Howland, but she doesn't like his temperament. After a period of retirement, a bad investment puts Brewster back at work on the sea. And when fire overtakes his ship, Hurricane proves heroic, selflessly rescuing his crew from a grisly and deadly fate.

Captain Hurricane

72 mins | Drama, Comedy, Romance | March 1, 1935

Captain Hurricane
Zenas Brewster is a seafaring man with a bad reputation. Notorious for his tempestuous nature, Brewster has earned the nickname of "Captain Hurricane." Brewster is smitten with neighbor Abbie Howland, but she doesn't like his temperament. After a period of retirement, a bad investment puts Brewster back at work on the sea. And when fire overtakes his ship, Hurricane proves heroic, selflessly rescuing his crew from a grisly and deadly fate.
IMDb rating 5.5
Producers RKO Radio Pictures
Original title Captain Hurricane
Directors John S. Robertson
Writers Sara Ware Bassett, Josephine Lovett

Cast

James Barton

as Capt. Zenas Henry Brewster

Helen Westley

as Abbie Howland

Helen Mack

as Susan 'Matey' Ann

Gene Lockhart

as Capt. Jeremiah Taylor

Henry Travers

as Capt. Ben

Douglas Walton

as Jimmy Howell

Otto Hoffman

as Silas Coffin

Edward Van Sloan

as Man at Susan Ann's Bedside

Wade Boteler

as Freighter Captain

Lon Chaney Jr.

as Dave

James Flavin

as Freighter Officer

Howard Hickman

as Jimmy's Father

Ethan Laidlaw

as Man on Freighter

Harry Stubbs

as Henry Stone

Nydia Westman

as Gertie