The Windjammer
1930 · 75 min · ★ 10.0 · Adventure
Adapted from the book By Way of Cape Horn by A.J Villiers, Windjammer is a beautifully-filmed record of the last journey of the Grace Harwar, a full-rigged Windjammer sailing from Australia to England via Cape Horn.
Directed by J.O.C. Orton · Written by A.J. Villiers
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Tony Bruce Jack Mitchell - H Hal Gordon Alf
- R Roy Travers Old Ned
- G Gordon Craig Youth
- M Michael Hogan Bert
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