A spoiled brat who falls overboard from a steamship gets picked up by a fishing boat, where he's made to earn his keep by joining the crew in their work.
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| Complete credited cast: | |||
| Freddie Bartholomew | ... | Harvey | |
| Spencer Tracy | ... | Manuel | |
| Lionel Barrymore | ... | Disko | |
| Melvyn Douglas | ... | Mr. Cheyne | |
| Charley Grapewin | ... | Uncle Salters | |
| Mickey Rooney | ... | Dan | |
| John Carradine | ... | 'Long Jack' | |
| Oscar O'Shea | ... | Cushman | |
| Jack La Rue | ... | Priest (as Jack LaRue) | |
| Walter Kingsford | ... | Dr. Finley | |
| Donald Briggs | ... | Tyler | |
| Sam McDaniel | ... | 'Doc' (as Sam McDaniels) | |
| Bill Burrud | ... | Charles (as Billy Burrud) | |
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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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Again-as in the stirring "Mutiny"- you live the roaring drama of men against the sea. You share the struggles, the heartaches, the laughter of courageous souls who leave the women they love to dare the wrath of the angry waves... 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 »Edit
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$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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(1937) (uncredited)
Lyrics by Gus Kahn
Music by Franz Waxman
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Trivia
Years later Spencer Tracy admitted he never felt he was believable as a Portugese fisherman. See more »Goofs
When Manuel is in the water and speaks Portuguese. See more »Quotes
Manuel Fidello: Now, come on. 1-2-3 Row! Row! We get some place. Bottom of the ocean, I think, frankly.See more »
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The opening credits are letters on planks, like the lettering on the side of ships, and between screen-fulls, a foaming wave of water splashes over it and then runs off. In the initial sets of credits, these appear to be actually letter-forms attached to the wood, as the water gets deflected by some of the letters; in later sets of credits, this effect is harder to see and the sets may be credits superimposed upon wood. See more »Soundtracks
Ooh What a Terrible Man(1937) (uncredited)
Lyrics by Gus Kahn
Music by Franz Waxman
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I saw this for the first time, just last night, on American Movie Classics. After watching the film, I couldn't help but wonder where it's been all my life. What a beautiful film! Robert Osborne made a few opening remarks to the film, as he usually does on this channel. I didn't know that Spencer Tracy won his first Oscar for this film, but it was certainly well deserved. His portrayal of Manuel is really pivotal to the success of the film, I think. I'm not too sure about his accent, but it wasn't really distracting or anything. If you haven't seen this, watch it! You won't be disappointed -- especially if you enjoy pictures where ships and the sea are the setting for the action.