Atlantic Ferry

Sep 6, 1941

1h 38m

★ 5.5

Overview

The MacIver brothers (Michael Redgrave, Griffith Jones) build the first ship to cross the Atlantic by steam power alone.

Genres

Romance

Drama

Production Companies

Warner Bros. First National

Atlantic Ferry Trailers

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Cast

Charles MacIver

Michael Redgrave

Mary Ann Morison

Valerie Hobson

David MacIver

Griffith Jones

Samuel 'Sam' Cunard

Hartley Power

Susan Donaldson

Margaretta Scott

Begonia Baggot

Bessie Love

George Burns

Milton Rosmer

James Morison

Frederick Leister

Josiah Eagles

Henry Oscar

Robert Napier

Edmund Willard

Tim Grogan

Charles Victor

Mr. Donaldson

Frank Tickle

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