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Captain Hurricane
Captain Hurricane
Directed by	John S. Robertson; Charles Kerr (assistant)
Written by	Josephine Lovett
Based on	The Taming of Zenas Henry; by Sara Ware Bassett
Starring	Helen Westley; James Barton; Helen Mack; Lon Chaney Jr.
Music by	Roy Webb
Production; company	RKO Radio Pictures
Release date	1935;
Running time	72 minutes
Country	United States
Language	English
Budget	$208,000
Box office	$150,000

Captain Hurricane is a 1935 American drama film about the life of fishermen in Cape Cod.^[3]

Plot

Sailor Zenas Brewster (James Barton) is notorious for his bad temper, earning him the nickname of "Captain Hurricane". He falls in love with Abbie Howland (Helen Westley), but she is turned off by his temperament. After attempting to retire early, Brewster is forced once again to go to sea by a bad business venture. He winds up a hero when he saves his crew from a deadly shipboard fire.

Cast

James Barton as Capt. Zenas Henry Brewster
Helen Westley as Abbie Howland
Helen Mack as Susan 'Matley' Ann
Lon Chaney Jr. (credited as Creighton Chaney) as Abbie Howland's brother^[1]
Gene Lockhart as Capt. Jeremiah Taylor
Henry Travers as Capt. Ben
Douglas Walton as Jimmy Howell
Otto Hoffman as Silas Coffin

Box office

The film lost $126,000 at the box office.^[2]

References

^ ^a ^b Smith, Don G. (1996). "Lon Chaney Jr.". McFarland & Co. Inc. Pg. 202. ISBN 0-7864-0120-6.
^ ^a ^b ^c Richard Jewel, "RKO Film Grosses: 1931-1951", in Historical Journal of Film, Radio and Television. Vol. 14, No. 1, 1994. p. 58
^ Richard Jewell & Vernon Harbin, The RKO Story. New Rochelle, New York: Arlington House, 1982. p. 81.