Summaries

Steamboat inventor Robert Fulton shows up in New York in 1807. Tavern keeper Pat O'Day believes in him, but her boyfriend doesn't. All seems lost after sailors, afraid of losing their jobs, burn his boat.

Details

Keywords
  • lie
  • boat
  • waitress
  • invention
  • lack of money for the invention
Genres
  • Comedy
  • Drama
  • Romance
  • History
  • Biography
Release date Feb 8, 1940
Motion Picture Rating (MPA) Approved
Countries of origin United States
Language English
Filming locations Stage 9, 20th Century Fox Studios - 10201 Pico Blvd., Century City, Los Angeles, California, USA
Production companies Twentieth Century Fox

Box office

Tech specs

Runtime 1h 40m
Color Black and White
Aspect ratio 1.37 : 1

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