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Two Years Before the Mast ()

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The playboy son of a wealthy shipping magnate discovers at first hand the desperate privations suffered by the crew of one of his father's ships after he is unwillingly press-ganged aboard.
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Charles Stewart
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Richard Henry Dana
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First Mate Amazeen
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Terence O'Feenaghty
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Captain Francis A. Thompson
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Maria Dominguez
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Brown
Luis Van Rooten ...
2nd Mate Foster
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Sam Hooper
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Macklin
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Gordon Stewart
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Hayes
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Bellamer
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Carrick
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Hansen
Rest of cast listed alphabetically:
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Policeman (uncredited)
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Friend (uncredited)
Ted Billings ...
Crimp (uncredited)
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Publisher (uncredited)
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Sailor (uncredited)
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Hallet / Senate Speaker / Ship Owner (uncredited)
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Butler (uncredited)
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Don Sebastian (uncredited)
Clint Dorrington ...
Sailor (uncredited)
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Crimp (uncredited)
Jack Gargan ...
Ship Owner (uncredited)
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Girl in the Golden Lion (uncredited)
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Sailor in Bar (uncredited)
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Ship Owner (uncredited)
Bink Hedberg ...
Sailor (uncredited)
Stan Johnson ...
Friend (uncredited)
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Sailor (uncredited)
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Girl in Pub (uncredited)
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Bobson - Sailor (uncredited)
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Clark - Sailor (uncredited)
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Sailor (uncredited)
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Rider Brooks (uncredited)
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Mrs. Gordon Stewart (uncredited)
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Josiah Crabtree (uncredited)
Barry Macollum ...
Chief Clerk (uncredited)
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Townsman (uncredited)
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Ship Owner (uncredited)
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Young Dandy (uncredited)
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Boston Jailer (uncredited)
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Jailer (uncredited)
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Rough Sailor (uncredited)
Joe Palma ...
Sailor (uncredited)
Joey Ray ...
Crimp (uncredited)
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Mexican Captain (uncredited)
Rosa Rey ...
Mercedes, the Maid to Maria (uncredited)
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Ship Owner (uncredited)
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Officer (uncredited)
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Man Reading Book (uncredited)
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Blake (uncredited)
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Crimp (uncredited)
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Colonel (uncredited)
Carl Voss ...
Sailor (uncredited)
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Staunton (uncredited)
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Sailor Blackie (uncredited)
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Broker (uncredited)

Directed by

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John Farrow

Written by

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Seton I. Miller ... (screenplay) and
George Bruce ... (screenplay)
 
Richard Henry Dana Jr. ... (based on the novel by)

Produced by

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Buddy G. DeSylva ... executive producer (uncredited)
Seton I. Miller ... associate producer

Music by

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Victor Young

Cinematography by

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Ernest Laszlo ... director of photography

Editing by

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Eda Warren

Art Direction by

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Franz Bachelin
Hans Dreier

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Bertram C. Granger ... (as Bertram Granger)

Costume Design by

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Dorothy O'Hara

Makeup Department

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Wally Westmore ... makeup supervisor
Charles Huber ... makeup artist (uncredited)
Leonora Sabine ... hairdressing supervisor (uncredited)

Production Management

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Andrew J. Durkus ... assistant unit manager (uncredited)
Charles Woolstenhulme ... unit manager (uncredited)

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director

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Joseph C. Youngerman ... assistant director
Clem Jones ... second assistant director (uncredited)
Pat Williams ... second assistant director (uncredited)

Art Department

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Sam Comer ... set dressing supervisor (uncredited)
Roy Kreuger ... props (uncredited)
John Meehan ... art director assistant (uncredited)

Sound Department

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Earl S. Hayman ... sound recordist (as Earl Hayman)
Walter Oberst ... sound recordist

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Farciot Edouart ... process photography
Devereaux Jennings ... special photographic effects (as Dev Jennings)
Gordon Jennings ... special photographic effects
Ivyl Burks ... special photographic effects assistant: miniatures (uncredited)
Jan Domela ... special photographic effects assistant: matte paintings (uncredited)
Loyal Griggs ... process photography assistant (uncredited)
Paul K. Lerpae ... special photographic effects assistant (uncredited)
Irmin Roberts ... special photographic effects assistant: matte paintings (uncredited)

Camera and Electrical Department

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William Rand ... second camera (uncredited)

Costume and Wardrobe Department

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Sam Levine ... wardrobe (uncredited)

Music Department

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Sidney Cutner ... orchestrator (uncredited)
George Parrish ... orchestrator (uncredited)
Leo Shuken ... orchestrator (uncredited)
Philip Wisdom ... music mixer (uncredited)
Eugene Zador ... orchestrator (uncredited)

Script and Continuity Department

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Charles Morton ... script clerk (uncredited)

Additional Crew

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Fred F. Ellis ... technical supervisor (as Capt. Fred F. Ellis B.M.M. {Ret.})
Jean Bair ... secretary (uncredited)
Constance Grant ... research assistant (uncredited)
Joy Harington ... dialogue coach (uncredited)
M. Kerkess ... secretary (uncredited)
Carole Liebold ... secretary (uncredited)
Gladys Percey ... research director (uncredited)
Edward Small ... presenter (uncredited)
Virginia Whitmire ... stand-in: Esther Fernandez (uncredited)

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Plot Summary

Charles Stewart, the "Pilgrim" owner's playboy son, finds himself shanghaied on his father's ship commanded by cruel Captain Thompson. After scurvy breaks out, he leads a mutiny and is slapped in irons. Floggings and torture abound before the crew takes the law into their own hands. Written by Ed Stephan

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Also Known As
  • Révolte à bord (France)
  • In Ketten um Kap Horn (Germany)
  • Revolución en alta mar (Spain)
  • Kaksi vuotta keulassa (Finland)
  • Doi ani lângă catarg (Romania)
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Runtime
  • 98 min
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Budget $2,000,000 (estimated)

Did You Know?

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Trivia According to Howard Da Silva in Alan Ladd's biography, Ladd and William Bendix did not talk to each other although they were friends. Between the scenes everyone went their separate ways. See more »
Movie Connections Referenced in Anchors Awry or Nautical Nut (1961). See more »
Soundtracks Take Back the Heart See more »
Quotes Captain Francis A. Thompson: Mr. Foster, remove his shirt.
2nd Mate Foster: Aye, aye, sir.
Charles Stewart: Never mind. I'll take it off.
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