Yankee clipper. - [Edited version]

United States, 1959

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Episode of Series “History of the Motion Picture”.
William Boyd, a popular star even in those days before his portrayal of Hopalong Cassidy, is seen in a condensed version of the 1927 adventure romance film produced by Cecil B. De Mille. Boyd stars as the captain of an American clipper that outruns the British to win the China tea trade.

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Credits

director

Cecil B. DeMille

co-producer

Paul Killiam

Saul J. Turell

production company

Sterling Educational Films

Duration

00:25:00:00

Production places

United States

Production dates

1959

Appears in

History of the Motion Picture

Group of items

History of the Motion Picture

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Collection metadata

ACMI Identifier

012200

Language

English

Subject categories

Advertising, Film, Journalism, Mass Media & TV → Boyd, William

Advertising, Film, Journalism, Mass Media & TV → Motion pictures - History

Advertising, Film, Journalism, Mass Media & TV → Sea in motion pictures

Communications, Infrastructure, & Transport → Ships

Hobbies, Recreation & Sport → Windjammers (Sailing Ships)

People → Boyd, William

Short films

Short films → Short films - United States

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Sound

Colour

Black and White

Holdings

16mm film; Access Print (Section 1)

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