The struggle of a man to build a steam ship to take him across the Atlantic in spite of all setbacks, and his win against a crack sailing boat in the early 19th century.
Douglas Fairbanks Jr.
as David 'Davie' Gillespie
Margaret Lockwood
as Mary Shaw
Will Fyffe
as John Shaw
George Bancroft
as Capt. Oliver
Montagu Love
as Malcolm Grant
Vaughan Glaser
as Junius Smith
David Torrence
as Donald Fenton
Lester Matthews
as Lieut. Roberts
Alec Craig
as Foreman
Barlowe Borland
as Magistrate
Wilson Benge
as Campbell
Harry Allen
as Murdock
