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Down to the Sea in Ships

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NR,2hrs 0min
Genre:
Action
Release:
1949
Director:
Henry Hathaway
Starring:
Richard Widmark, Dean Stockwell, Lionel Barrymore  ...more
Synopsis: This full-blooded saga of the 19th century whaling industry stars Lionel Barrymore as tough old salt Captain Bering Joy and Dean Stockwell as his grandson Jed. Anxious to embark upon a life on the sea, Jed aligns himself with Joy's first mate, Dan Lunceford (Richard Widmark). The captain disdainfully regards Dan as one of the "new breed" of whalers, who, in his mind, aren't completely up to the rigors of maritime life. Dan gains Joy's respect when he rescues Jed, even though the captain sticks to ... Full Synopsis
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Nathan Southern, AMG Review
The strangest aspect of this big-scale (for its era) maritime adventure is the psychodrama that takes up the bulk of the picture. Rather than focusing on above-the-waves seafaring action (which would make a better movie), the preponderance of the conflict hones in on the kind of bitter, almost Freudian paternal rivalry that crops up between Captain Bering Joy (craggly-voiced Lionel Barrymore, doing ... Full Review
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Richard Widmark
Dan Lunceford
Dean Stockwell
Ted Joy
Lionel Barrymore
Capt. Bering Joy
Gene Lockhart
Andrew Bush
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