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The Woman who Sailed Seattle onto the Silver Screen

True tales from the most interesting place on earth.

The Woman who Sailed Seattle onto the Silver Screen

Season 4 Episode 5 | 6m 2s | CC

The first Hollywood movie ever shot in Seattle was "Tugboat Annie," which turned into a movie series and a TV show celebrating a woman tugboat captain. It was a smash hit. Annie was a salty, formidable woman who was able to constantly outsmart her rivals.

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