Race for the Yankee Zephyr

Race for the Yankee Zephyr is a pre-cert UK VHS release by Thorn EMI Video on April 1983.
== Description ==
In December 1944, the "Yankee Zephyr" - a U.S. navy DC-3 - vanished en route from New Guinea to New Zealand, together with its cargo of Christmas fare, service medals and the payroll for the entire South Pacific fleet. Thirty years later, Gibble Gibson stumbles upon the wreck and, together with his mate Barney and daughter Sal, plans to claim the booty. But, all too soon, a party of international criminals is on the trail, and so begins the 'Race for the Yankee Zephyr'.
== Cast ==
Barney Whitaker (Ken Wahl) — A hunter who owns a helicopter and lives in New Zealand with Gibbie Gibson, he is the nemesis of Theo Brown who kidnaps Gibbie and Barney eventually falls in love with Gibbie's daughter Sally Carson.
Sally Carson (Lesley Ann Warren) — A receptionist who lives in New Zealand and is the daughter of Gibbie Carson, she is caught up between the war between Gibbie's lodger Barney Whitaker and his rival Theo Brown, but eventually falls in love with Barney.
Theo Brown (George Peppard) — A gangster who owns a district in New Zealand, he is the arch rival of Barney Whitaker, and he kidnaps Barney's lodge host Gibbie Gibson, bent on finding the wreck.
Gilbert Carson/Gibbie Gibson (Donald Pleasence) — A hunter and the lodge host of Barney Whitaker, he finds the plane wreck in the mountains and is the father of Sally Carson and Gibbie is eventually taken prisoner by Theo and his henchmen.
Baker (Bruno Lawrence) — A New Zealand civilian and a friend of Barney and Gibbie's.
Collector (Grant Tilly) — A New Zealand civilian and the owner of a local pawn shop.
Harry (Harry Rutherford-Jones) — A New Zealand civilian and Sally's fiance. It is not known what becomes of Harry when Sally falls in love with Barney Whitaker.
The Bartender (Robert Bruce) — A New Zealand civilian and owner of a local bar.
=== Additional cast ===
* Tony Sparks
* Clark Walkington
* Frank Taurua
* Steve Nicolle
* Dick Jones
* Dennis Hunt
* Stephen Royds
Category:VHS
Category:UK VHS Releases
Category:1983 VHS Releases
Category:Thorn EMI Video logo from 1982 to 1985