Down to the Sea in Ships (1949)

movie

(1105)

Country: USA
Genres: Action, Adventure, Drama
Release: 1949-04-11
Director: Henry Hathaway
Writers: John Lee Mahin , Sy Bartlett
Language: English
Stars: Richard Widmark , Lionel Barrymore (1878–1954) , Dean Stockwell , Cecil Kellaway , Gene Lockhart (1891–1957) , Berry Kroeger , John McIntire , Harry Morgan , Harry Davenport (I) (1866–1949) , Paul Harvey
Runtime: 120 min
Awards: N/A
AKA: Kapitän Joys gefährlichste Fahrt (Austria) , 海の男 (Japan) , Capitanes del mar (Argentina) , Gigantes ton kymaton (Greece) , Capitães do Mar (Portugal, Portuguese Republic) , Les Marins de l'Orgueilleux (France, French Republic) , Le démon de la mer (Belgium) , Seikkailujen laiva (Finland) , Capitanes del mar (Mexico) , Down to the Sea in Ships , Pe mare in corabii (Romania) , Down to the Sea in Ships (Canada) , Brodovima po moru , Seemannslos , Down to the Sea in Ships (United States of America) , El demonio del mar (Spain) , Les marins de l'Orgueilleux (Canada) , Morja široka cesta ... (Slovenia) , Naviganti coraggiosi (Italy) , Yngste mand ombord (Denmark) , Äventyrens skepp (Sweden) , Down to the Sea in Ships (United Kingdom) , На кораблях по морю , Capitães do Mar (Brazil) , Seemannslos (Austria) , De duivel van de zee (Belgium)
Plot: At the end of the 19th century, Massachusetts whaling ship captain Bering Joy takes his grandson Jed on a whaling expedition.The old captain wants to teach his spoiled grandson real life values such as honesty, courage, wisdom, fairness and hard work.At the same time, First Mate Dan Lunceford is entrusted with tutoring the boy in his schoolwork.A small competition and rivalry starts when both men,Captain Joy and First Mate Lunceford, strive to become young Jed's male role model.Captain Joy may have the wisdom dictated by his life's experiences but young Jed's imagination is rather captivated by Dan Lunceford's seafaring tales.
IMDB:tt0041313