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Tugboat Princess (1936)
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66 min | Drama

Tugboat Princess (1936)

Approved

66 min | Drama

Another of the "run-away" productions made by Columbia in Canada in the mid-30's designed to either comply with or to circumvent the British Quota Law of the period, with Walter C. Kelly and Edith Fellows the only American citizens in the ...See moreAnother of the "run-away" productions made by Columbia in Canada in the mid-30's designed to either comply with or to circumvent the British Quota Law of the period, with Walter C. Kelly and Edith Fellows the only American citizens in the credited cast. When her parents are drowned at sea, "Princess" Judy is adopted by a soft-hearted old sea captain, Captain Zack, and brought to live on his tugboat. Hard times come to the Captain because his boat is unable to compete with the faster and more modern tugboats of the Darling Navigation Company owned by Zack's old rival and enemy, Captain Darling. More misery follows when Judy breaks a leg and Zack can't pay her hospital bill. He borrows the needed money from Darling but is forced to agree to give up both his boat and docking space if he can't meet the note. Then welfare workers come along and decide Judy isn't receiving proper treatment or schooling living aboard the tugboat and they haul her off to an orphanage. No eyebrows are raised reference the agency that allowed a 60-year-old geezer to adopt a non-related 13-year-old girl and put her on a boat with three men. The primary difference between this story and "Captain January" is Shirley Temple was many years younger than Edith Fellows, and Guy Kibbee's lighthouse didn't float. Written by Les Adams See less

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12 cast members

Name	Known for
Walter C. Kelly Captain Zack Captain Zack See fewer	The Virginia Judge (1935)
Valerie Hobson Sally Sally See fewer	Bride of Frankenstein (1935)
Edith Fellows 'Princess' Judy 'Princess' Judy See fewer	And So They Were Married (1936)
Clyde Cook Steve, the engineer Steve, the engineer See fewer	The Brute (1927)
Lester Matthews 1st Mate Bob 1st Mate Bob See fewer	The Adventures of Robin Hood (1938)
Reginald Hincks Captain Darling Captain Darling See fewer	What Price Vengeance (1937)
Lou Callum Policeman (uncredited) Policeman (uncredited) See fewer
Stuart Clarke Judy's Doctor (uncredited) Judy's Doctor (uncredited) See fewer
George Hibbard Owner of Davy Jones' Locker Restaurant (uncredited) Owner of Davy Jones' Locker Restaurant (uncredited) See fewer
Arthur Kerr Loan Shark (uncredited) Loan Shark (uncredited) See fewer	What Price Vengeance (1937)
Arthur Legge-Willis Loan Shark (uncredited) Loan Shark (uncredited) See fewer	Fighting Playboy (1933)
Ethel Reese-Burns Mrs. Price (uncredited) Mrs. Price (uncredited) See fewer	Woman Against the World (1937)