This B-movie stars George O'Brien. O'Brien had a very unusual career. While he was a star in the silent era (appearing as the lead in such prestige pictures as Murnau's "Sunrise"), during the 30-40s, he re-wrote himself--becoming a B-movie star--mostly in westerns. In this capacity he had a pretty good career--though most people wouldn't recognize him if they saw a picture of him or hear his name today--which is a shame as he was a decent actor.
Here in "Windjammer", O'Brien is in one of his Bs--though not a western. The story finds him playing a process server who is trying to give a subpoena to an illusive rich guy nicknamed 'the Commodore'. To get near the guy, O'Brien poses as a playboy and goes aboard the Commodore's yacht before a boat race. While the boat really looks nothing like a racing yacht, I found this easy enough to ignore. Once aboard, O'Brien is forced to go on the race--and it's a very, very long one. So, to stop the Commodore, he sows dissent among the crew. Well, his plan works too well and not only the Commodore and his family but O'Brien find themselves lost at sea. Unfortunately, they are rescued by a ship full of gun runners--and these cut-throats aren't about to return a rich guy to shore without a hefty ransom. So, it's up to our intrepid hero to come to the rescue--and impress the girl to boot! Overall, this is a decent adventure film--briskly paced and with pretty decent production values for a B. While not exactly brilliant, it's all pretty good fun.
Here in "Windjammer", O'Brien is in one of his Bs--though not a western. The story finds him playing a process server who is trying to give a subpoena to an illusive rich guy nicknamed 'the Commodore'. To get near the guy, O'Brien poses as a playboy and goes aboard the Commodore's yacht before a boat race. While the boat really looks nothing like a racing yacht, I found this easy enough to ignore. Once aboard, O'Brien is forced to go on the race--and it's a very, very long one. So, to stop the Commodore, he sows dissent among the crew. Well, his plan works too well and not only the Commodore and his family but O'Brien find themselves lost at sea. Unfortunately, they are rescued by a ship full of gun runners--and these cut-throats aren't about to return a rich guy to shore without a hefty ransom. So, it's up to our intrepid hero to come to the rescue--and impress the girl to boot! Overall, this is a decent adventure film--briskly paced and with pretty decent production values for a B. While not exactly brilliant, it's all pretty good fun.