Windjammer (1937)

The fourth and last of the George A Hirlimanproduced films starring George OBrien preceded by Daniel Boone Park Avenue Logger and Hollywood Cowboy that were distributed by RKO Radio Hirliman sold OBriens contract to RKO which then produced 18 series westerns starring OBrien that ended when OBrien went into the Navy at the outbreak of WW II Longtime past and future OBrien director David Howard served as Hirlimans Associate Producer on this film Windjammer finds OBrien as a subpoena server ordered to serve a subpoena on Brandon Evans The Commondore for a senate inquiry or lose his job Posing as a playboy he boards the Commodores yacht during a yacht race and the yacht is wrecked by a gunrunning windjammer commanded by Captain Morgan William Hall All hands are picked up by the windjammer including the Commodores daughter played by Constance Worth and put to work as galley slaves