THE SEA SPOILERS

DIRECTED BY FRANK STRAYER
PRODUCED BY TREM CARR/PAUL MALVERN
UNIVERSAL PICTURES

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INFORMATION FROM IMDb

Plot Summary
When Coast Guard Commander arrives at his actress girlfriend's yacht
he find the owner killed, contraband seal skins, and no girlfriend.

Full Cast
John Wayne .... 'Bos'n' Bob Randall
Nan Grey .... Connie Dawson
William Bakewell .... Lieut. Commander Mays
Fuzzy Knight .... Hogan
Russell Hicks .... Phil Morgan
George Irving .... Commander Mays
Lotus Long .... Marie
Harry Worth .... Nick Austin
Ernest Hilliard .... Reggie
George Humbert .... Johnny 'Hop-Scotch'
Ethan Laidlaw .... Louie
Chester Gan .... Oil
Cy Kendall .... Detective
Harrison Greene .... Fats
Hal Price .... Henchman (uncredited)
Harry Tenbrook .... Henchman (uncredited)

Writing Credits
Dorrell McGowan story
Stuart E. McGowan story (as Stuart McGowan)
George Waggner screenplay

Produced
Trem Carr .... producer
Paul Malvern .... associate producer

Cinematography
Edward Snyder
Archie Stout

Hi,
This was the 1st, in the 6 picture Universal deal,
and it was not a happy time ,as the films were mediocre,
but things were about to change, because, just after
Duke returned to Republic, for The Three Mequiteers,
and thereafter Stagecoach.
Duke is Boatswain Bob Randall, looking for seal poachers and his kidnapped sweetheart.
Ironically in this film Duke talks to Mabel the seal, in a very similar way,
he was to talk, 'Baby' later in Blood Alley (1955)
The action films, were entertaining, but were cheaply made, and proved to be
disappointing at the box office.
They could not compete, with pictures that were now, receiving bigger budgets.
Rating 4/10

Hi Keith

Are these six movies that he made for Universal available today on VHS/DVD or are they lost?

:agent:

Robbie,
Strange as it may be, these six films do not seem
to be on general release!! Well at least in the UK!

4 of them,
The Sea Spoilers, Conflict,
I Cover the War and Idol of the Crowds

are available as special John Wayne Film Society releases.

Califonia Straight Ahead I taped off TV

but no appearance yet of

Adventure's End!

The first poster is the same as you see up in Keith's introductory post, maybe with a little more color. The second one is a 1948 re-issue.

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