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Captains Courageous (1937) 7.8
Harvey Cheyne is a spoiled brat used to having his own way. When a prank goes wrong onboard an ocean liner Harvey ends up overboard and nearly drowns. Fortunately he's picked up by a ... See full summary » Director:Victor Fleming |
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Freddie Bartholomew | ... |
Harvey
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Mr. Cheyne
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Jack La Rue | ... |
Priest
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Donald Briggs | ... |
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Sam McDaniel | ... |
'Doc'
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Bill Burrud | ... |
Charles
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Harvey Cheyne is a spoiled brat used to having his own way. When a prank goes wrong onboard an ocean liner Harvey ends up overboard and nearly drowns. Fortunately he's picked up by a fishing boat just heading out for the season. He tries to bribe the crew into returning early to collect a reward but none of them believe him. Stranded on the boat he must adapt to the ways of the fishermen and learn more about the real world. Written by Col Needham <col@imdb.com>
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The Most Exciting Picture Since "Mutiny On The Bounty" See more »Parents Guide:
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Country:
USARelease Date:
25 June 1937 (USA) See more »Also Known As:
Rudyard Kipling's Captains Courageous See more »Filming Locations:
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Studios - 10202 W. Washington Blvd., Culver City, California, USA See more »Box Office
Budget:
$1,645,000 (estimated)Company Credits
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Mono (Western Electric Sound System)Color:
Black and WhiteAspect Ratio:
1.37 : 1
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Elliott: Good Heavens, Mr. Cheyne.
Elliott: No, no no Elliot... just that it seems that smart little boys from so-called wealthy well-bred parents don't grow up very successfully by themselves.
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(1937) (uncredited)
Lyrics by Gus Kahn
Music by Franz Waxman
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Trivia
Manuel's death scene took three days to film, from 12th February to 15th February 1937. See more »Goofs
Captain Troop smacks Harvey knocking him to the floor (at around 28 mins). Harvey has a hat on when he hits the floor, but in the next edit (at around 29 mins) the hat is gone. See more »Quotes
Frank Burton Cheyne: Elliot, I'm going to be a father again.Elliott: Good Heavens, Mr. Cheyne.
Elliott: No, no no Elliot... just that it seems that smart little boys from so-called wealthy well-bred parents don't grow up very successfully by themselves.
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Soundtracks
"Ooh What a Terrible Man"(1937) (uncredited)
Lyrics by Gus Kahn
Music by Franz Waxman
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A movie like this could only have been made in the early days of cinema. Before the days when fancy camera angles, careful editing, and computer-effects combine to make any pretty-boy a big star, movies had to rely on genuine talent on the part of child actors.
Nowhere is this more evident than with Freddie Bartholomew. The character he plays is a spoiled rich-kid, used to getting his own way and obnoxious with everyone he meets. Yet he plays the role in such a way that we can sympathize with him, rather than detest him. We understand the character, but we do not hate him.
Watch any similar movie made today, and the child actors will whine and sneer and have smart-mouthed replies to everything. In this movie, however, the character is not taken to that extreme, and when he makes his transition in the film we are able to love him, and are able to forget how horrid he was before.
The boy can truly act. When he cries for his loved ones, we cry with him. When he is happy, we are able to smile. And when he does something foolish, we do not get the urge to punch him in the face. The character is attractive by the end of the film, and that is a quality which few (if any) child actors possess today.
If you want to see a touching movie with superb acting and genuine emotion, this is the one.