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The Last Adventurers
Drama and romance by the North Sea in this tale of family dispute
Drama 1937 75 mins
Overview
Scottish trawlerman Jeremy Bowker is rescued from the North Sea by Grimsby fisherman John Arkell in this 1930s feature film. Taken on as bosun by Arkell, Bowker finds himself caught in the middle of a family dispute and falling in love with Arkell's daughter.
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