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Rulers of the Sea

6.719391h 36mMovieDrama

The struggle of a man to build a steam ship to take him across the Atlantic in spite of all setbacks, and his win against a crack sailing boat in the early 19th century.

DirectorFrank Lloyd
WritersRichard Collins·Talbot Jennings
ProducerFrank Lloyd

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Cast · Directed by Frank Lloyd

DJDouglas Fairbanks Jr.
Douglas Fairbanks Jr.
David 'Davie' Gillespie
MLMargaret Lockwood
Margaret Lockwood
Mary Shaw
WFWill Fyffe
Will Fyffe
John Shaw
GBGeorge Bancroft
George Bancroft
Capt. Oliver
MLMontagu Love
Montagu Love
Malcolm Grant
VGVaughan Glaser
Vaughan Glaser
Junius Smith
DTDavid Torrence
David Torrence
Donald Fenton
LMLester Matthews
Lester Matthews
Lieut. Roberts
ACAlec Craig
Alec Craig
Foreman
BBBarlowe Borland
Barlowe Borland
Magistrate
WB
Wilson Benge
Campbell
HAHarry Allen
Harry Allen
Murdock

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Rulers of the Sea hasn't started streaming in India yet. Based on the typical 6–8 week theatrical-to-streaming window, we estimate it will arrive around December 27, 1939. This is a prediction, not a confirmed date.