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7.1/10   1,162 votes
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Director:
Writers:
Eugene O'Neill (plays)
Dudley Nichols (adaptation)
Contact:
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Release Date:
11 November 1940 (USA) more
Genre:
Tagline:
Women ! the world passed by. more
Plot:
Aboard the freighter Glencairn, the lives of the crew are lived out in fear, loneliness, suspicion and cameraderie... more | add synopsis
Awards:
Nominated for 6 Oscars. Another 1 win more
User Comments:
One of John Ford's best more (28 total)

Cast

  (Cast overview, first billed only)

John Wayne ... Olsen
Thomas Mitchell ... Driscoll
Ian Hunter ... Smitty
Barry Fitzgerald ... Cocky
Wilfrid Lawson ... Captain
John Qualen ... Axel
Mildred Natwick ... Freda
Ward Bond ... Yank
Arthur Shields ... Donkeyman
Joe Sawyer ... Davis (as Joseph Sawyer)
J.M. Kerrigan ... Crimp
Rafaela Ottiano ... Bella
Carmen Morales ... Principal Spanish Girl
Jack Pennick ... Johnny
Bob Perry ... Paddy (as Bob E. Perry)
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Additional Details

Runtime:
105 min | Soviet Union:72 min
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Aspect Ratio:
1.37 : 1 more
Sound Mix:
Mono (Western Electric Mirrophonic Recording)
Certification:

Fun Stuff

Trivia:
Barry Fitzgerald, who plays the character of Cocky, and Arthur Shields, who played Donkeyman, were brothers in real life. They also appeared together in director John Ford's The Quiet Man (1952). more
Goofs:
Factual errors: Wilfrid Lawson's name is spelled Wilfred in the opening credits, but is spelled correctly in the end credits. more
Movie Connections:
Edited into Visions of Light (1992) more
Soundtrack:
Harbor Lights more

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10 out of 14 people found the following comment useful.
One of John Ford's best, 21 October 2002
10/10
Author: ArchObler

This expresses a great sadness about the lives of men at sea. Some are doomed to stay forever. One of the goals of the movie is to finally get John Wayne, an innocent Swedish man, off the boats and home to his old mother. It paints such a bleak picture you really root for him, even with Wayne's horrible performance. It goes right for the heartstrings. There's a great performance by Ian Hunter as the fellow who mainly keeps to himself. He has a secret past, and they suspect he's a spy. This one of John Ford's least self-conscious movies, there's no heavy Americana to deal with and he directs you to the heart of the story and the often drunken emotions of the sailors. **** out of ****

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