Zenas Brewster is a seafaring man with a bad reputation. Notorious for his tempestuous nature, Brewster has earned the nickname of "Captain Hurricane." Brewster is smitten with neighbor Abbie Howland, but she doesn't like his temperament. After a period of retirement, a bad investment puts Brewster back at work on the sea. And when fire overtakes his ship, Hurricane proves heroic, selflessly rescuing his crew from a grisly and deadly fate.
Acting
James Barton’s volcanic grumpiness somehow becomes endearing.
Production
Cape Cod authenticity makes 72 minutes feel like a mini-vacation.
Director
John S. Robertson
James Barton
Capt. Zenas Henry Brewster
Helen Westley
Abbie Howland
Helen Mack
Susan 'Matey' Ann
Gene Lockhart
Capt. Jeremiah Taylor
Henry Travers
Capt. Ben
Douglas Walton
Jimmy Howell
Otto Hoffman
Silas Coffin
Edward Van Sloan
Man at Susan Ann's Bedside
Wade Boteler
Freighter Captain
Lon Chaney Jr.
Dave
James Flavin
Freighter Officer
Howard Hickman
Jimmy's Father
Ethan Laidlaw
Man on Freighter
Harry Stubbs
Henry Stone
Nydia Westman
Gertie
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
James Barton was primarily a Broadway musical star; this rare leading film role let him flex dramatic muscles instead of jazz hands.
The film captures 1930s Cape Cod before tourism transformed it, making it accidental documentary footage of a vanished maritime culture.
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