"Sea Spoilers" is one of the occasional adventure, drama and other genre films that John Wayne interspersed with the plethora of Westerns he was staring in during the 1930s. Wayne made nearly 40% of his films - 70, during the that one decade in a career that spanned five decades. In this film he plays a U. S. Coast Guard ensign playing the waters of the North Pacific off the Coast of Alaska.
Back in that day, the seal fur market was a lucrative one and seal hunting and poaching in breeding grounds was illegal. This film is about the Coast Guard efforts to break up a big seal poaching operation. Along the way, Wayne's Bob Randall has to take a young officer and son of his commanding officer under his wing. And he winds up having to rescue his girlfriend from the poachers as well.
The film has some shorts scenes of Coast Guard boats in action, and some good film clips of the various ports along the Alaska coast. The final battle action wreaked havoc on lots of shanty shacks in a hidden harbor. This is a good film to judge Wayne's acting talent, and he's quite good compared to all the rest of the cast. The screenplay is just fair and the production quality is just so-so. John Wayne fans should enjoy it and those who like outdoor and coastal scenes should be entertained.
Back in that day, the seal fur market was a lucrative one and seal hunting and poaching in breeding grounds was illegal. This film is about the Coast Guard efforts to break up a big seal poaching operation. Along the way, Wayne's Bob Randall has to take a young officer and son of his commanding officer under his wing. And he winds up having to rescue his girlfriend from the poachers as well.
The film has some shorts scenes of Coast Guard boats in action, and some good film clips of the various ports along the Alaska coast. The final battle action wreaked havoc on lots of shanty shacks in a hidden harbor. This is a good film to judge Wayne's acting talent, and he's quite good compared to all the rest of the cast. The screenplay is just fair and the production quality is just so-so. John Wayne fans should enjoy it and those who like outdoor and coastal scenes should be entertained.