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Down to the Sea in Ships (1949)
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Do you like sailing ships, whaling....? moreCast
(Complete credited cast) | Richard Widmark | ... | First Mate Dan Lunceford |
 | Lionel Barrymore | ... | Capt. Bering Joy |
 | Dean Stockwell | ... | Jed Joy |
| Cecil Kellaway | ... | Slush Tubbs |
 | Gene Lockhart | ... | Andrew L. Bush |
| Berry Kroeger | ... | Manchester |
| John McIntire | ... | Thatch |
| Harry Morgan | ... | Britton (as Henry Morgan) |
| Harry Davenport | ... | Benjamin Harris |
| Paul Harvey | ... | Capt. John Briggs |
| Jay C. Flippen | ... | Luke Sewell |
| rest of cast listed alphabetically: | |||
| Ruth Donnelly | ... | New Bedford Neighbor (scenes deleted) |
| Hubert E. Flanagan | ... | Capt. Rumley (scenes deleted) |
| Connie Marshall | ... | New Bedford Neighbor (scenes deleted) |
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West Germany:12 (f) | USA:Approved (PCA #13397) | Australia:PG | Finland:S | Sweden:15Fun Stuff
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In this film progress is overtaking the old and outdated: Captain Joy (L. Barrymore) is a stern old man set in his ways and his first mate (R. Widmark) is a modern man with modern ideas. Add to this a catalyst in the form of the Captain's grandson (Dean Stockwell) and tensions mount.
I love most sailing films and this is no exception. Good acting all around. Somewhat of a tearjerker, although that's not bad in this instance. Save the whales advocates may not care for this movie because it shows whales being taken and blubber removed to prepare oil. I wonder where they got the idea for the ship to hit an iceberg?---At least it didn't sink.
This movie may be hard to find in video format, but I've seen it aired a couple of times in the last few years.
I gave this one a 9 of 10 mostly because it was a good story with fine acting. Also the ship scenes were realistic and full of action.
A nice clean movie your whole family will enjoy even if it is in black & white.