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Two Years Before the Mast

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1hr 38min

Genre:

Drama

Release:

1946

Director:

John Farrow

Starring:

Alan Ladd, Brian Donlevy, William Bendix ...more

Synopsis: Based on a famous book by Richard Henry Dana, Jr., this grueling saga of shipboard oppression is set in the mid-19th century. Charles Stewart (Alan Ladd), the wealthy son of a Boston shipowner, is hijacked by Amazeen (William Bendix), the first mate on a ship bound for California. Francis Thompson (Howard Da Silva) is the tyrannical captain of the Pilgrim who was booted out of the U.S. Navy for mistreating his sailors. Now he wants to set a record sailing time, and he and Amazeen mete out severe ... Full Synopsis

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	Craig Butler, AMG Review A box office winner in 1946, Two Years Before the Mast hasn't borne the passage of time particularly well, but it's still an agreeable way to pass an hour and a half, especially for those who are devotees of all things having to do with the high seas. Mast should be a better picture than it is, as it has a lot of good things going for it. Its cast, for example, ranges from the fine to the exceptional. ... Full Review

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	Alan Ladd Charles Stewart Brian Donlevy Richard Henry Dana William Bendix Amazeen Roman Bohnen Macklin

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