Mutiny on the Blackhawk

66 minutes

7/31/1939

Overview

Story deals with slave-running between Hawaii and California in 1840, featuring a wild mutiny aboard a slave ship on the high seas, the bartering of natives for slavery in a tropical paradise, and battle scenes between enraged California settlers and the Mexican Army.

Cast List

Richard Arlen
as Capt. Robert Lawrence
Andy Devine
as Slim Collins
Constance Moore
as Helen Bailey
Noah Beery
as Captain of the 'Blackhawk'
Guinn 'Big Boy' Williams
as Blake - the First Mate
Mala
as Wani - Native Slave Leader
Thurston Hall
as Sam Bailey
Sandra Kane
as Tania Bailey
Paul Fix
as Jock - a Sailor
Richard Lane
as Kit Carson
Mabel Albertson
as The Widow
Charles Trowbridge
as Gen. Fremont
Peter Potter
as Sailor
Byron Foulger
as Coombs - a Sailor
Francisco Marán
as Gen. Romero
Eddy Waller
as Parson
Mamo Clark
as Mamo
Budd Buster
as Settler Joe
Harry Cording
as Bos'un
Jim Farley
as Ship's Officer
Martin Faust
as Helmsman
Martín Garralaga
Octavio Giraud
Tenen Holtz
Bernard Kikume
Edward LeSaint
as Leader of Protesting Settlers
Ben Lewis
as Colonel's Orderly (uncredited)
George Lloyd
as Ship's Officer
Murdock MacQuarrie
as Bill - a Settler
James C. Morton
as Ship's Cook
Charles Murphy
as (uncredited)
Edwin Stanley
as Chief of Army Intelligence
Luana Walters