Tuna Clipper

A young man goes to work on a tuna boat to earn money to pay off debts. When his friend Frankie Pereira fails to place the wager of a ruffian named Ransom at the racetrack and the 10-to-1 longshot wins, Alec MacLennan is left holding the bag after Frankie flees. Forced to pay off the debt, Alec takes a job on the Pereira family's tuna fishing boat. Frankie's tough brother Silvestre objects to Alec's presence and bullies him. After a while, their sister Bianca notices that the hard-working Alec never has any of his salary. She finds out how he is being extorted by Ransom, who is doing likewise to her brother after finding Frankie working as a stable boy at the track. Ransom's chicanery discovered, Alec is forgiven by all. ==Cast==

• Roddy McDowall as Alec MacLennan • Elena Verdugo as Bianca Pereira • Roland Winters as E.J. Ransom • Peter Mamakos as Capt. Manuel Pereira • Rick Vallin as Silvestre Pereira • Michael Vallon as Papa Pereira • Russell Simpson as Capt. Fergus MacLennan • Doris Kemper as Anne MacLennan • Dickie Moore as Frankie Pereira • Richard Avonde as Pete, a Pereira crewman • Victor Sen Yung as Oriental Dock Worker ==Reception==

The film was reviewed by François Truffaut who described it as "A scenario whose charm lies in its modesty and honesty". ==References==