
Michael Collins
1996


“A spirited belle of the brawling waterfront, fighting for the heart of handsome Robert Fulton”
8 votes
Inventor Robert Fulton receives support from a tavern owner and a shipyard worker to help realize his dream of a high-powered steamboat.
Director
Henry KingStatus
Released
Original Language
English
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Richard Greene is engineering pioneer "Robert Fulton", a man with a vision for building a steamboat that can work the interior river network of the USA quickly, and efficiently, distributing goods from the seaports to the towns and cities. Unfortunately, his first effort in Paris led to a an explosive conclusion, so getting backing for this new venture is proving difficult, especially when his fellow sailors think this might be a threat to their own existence and his latest prototype gets torched. The story is entertaining, Fred MacMurray and Alice Faye work well with Ward Bond, Henry Stephens…
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