''Windjammer'' is a 1930 British

adventure film An adventure film is a form of adventure fiction, and is a genre of film. Subgenres of adventure films include swashbuckler films, pirate films, and survival films. Adventure films may also be combined with other film genres such as action, an ...

directed by

John Orton John Andrew Orton (born December 8, 1965 in Santa Cruz, California) is an American professional baseball coach and a former Major League catcher. In , Orton will serve his tenth season as roving minor league catching coordinator for the Chic ...

and starring Michael Hogan and Tony Bruce.

Stuart Legg Stuart Legg (31 August 1910 in London, England – 23 July 1988 in Wiltshire, England) was a documentary filmmaker who was a leading figure in both the United Kingdom and Canada as a pioneering director, writer and producer. During his long filmma ...

and

Arthur B. Woods Arthur Bickerstaffe Woods (17 August 1904 – 8 February 1944) was an English film director with 27 credits between 1933 and 1940. Woods' films were mainly quota quickies but were diverse in style, from light comedy and musicals to dark crime ...

were assistant directors. It is based on the book ''By Way of Cape Horn'' by A.J. Villiers

Premise

A full-rigged windjammer ship sails from Australia to England via Cape Horn.

Cast

* Michael Hogan - Bert * Tony Bruce - Jack *

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- Alf *

Roy Travers Roy Travers (born 1883 in London) was a British actor. Travers appeared in a number of films (mostly directed by Kenelm Foss) made by Astra Films. He died in 1941. Selected filmography * '' East Lynne'' (1913) * ''Sixty Years a Queen'' (1913) * ...

- Old Ned

References

External links

* 1930 films British black-and-white films British adventure films 1930 adventure films 1930s English-language films 1930s British films English-language adventure films {{1930s-UK-film-stub