Tuna Clipper

Tuna Clipper
Directed byWilliam Beaudine
Written byScott Darling
Produced byLindsley Parsons
Starring
CinematographyWilliam A. Sickner
Edited byAce Herman
Music byEdward J. Kay
Production
company
Distributed byMonogram Pictures
Release date
  • April 10, 1949 (1949-04-10)
Running time
77 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish

Tuna Clipper is a 1949 American drama film directed by William Beaudine and starring Roddy McDowall, Elena Verdugo and Roland Winters. It was one of a series of films McDowall made for Monogram.[1]

Plot

A young man goes to work on a tuna boat to earn money to pay off debts. When his friend Frankie Pereira fails to place the wager of a ruffian named Ransom at the racetrack and the 10-to-1 longshot wins, Alec MacLennan is left holding the bag after Frankie flees. Forced to pay off the debt, Alec takes a job on the Pereira family's tuna fishing boat.

Frankie's tough brother Silvestre objects to Alec's presence and bullies him. After a while, their sister Bianca notices that the hard-working Alec never has any of his salary. She finds out how he is being extorted by Ransom, who is doing likewise to her brother after finding Frankie working as a stable boy at the track. Ransom's chicanery discovered, Alec is forgiven by all.

Cast

Reception

The film was reviewed by François Truffaut who described it as "A scenario whose charm lies in its modesty and honesty".[2]

References

  1. ^ Tuna Fisherman Role Will Star McDowall Schallert, Edwin. Los Angeles Times 22 May 1948: 7.
  2. ^ Dixon p.4

Bibliography

  • Dixon, Wheeler Winston. Early Film Criticism of François Truffaut. Indiana University Press, 1993.
  • Marshall, Wendy L. William Beaudine: From Silents to Television. Scarecrow Press, 2005.
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