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Down to the Sea in Ships

(1949)

February 15, 1949• 2h 0m
71%
TMDB Score

Overview

During a whaling expedition in the late 1800's, the aging Captain Bering Joy (Lionel Barrymore) and his new first mate, Dan Lunceford (Richard Widmark) engage in a battle of wills concerning the education of the captain's struggling grandson.

Henry Hathaway

Director

Top Billed Cast

RW

Richard Widmark

Dan Lunceford

LB

Lionel Barrymore

Bering Joy

DS

Dean Stockwell

Jed Joy

CK

Cecil Kellaway

Slush Tubbs

GL

Gene Lockhart

Andrew L. Bush

BK

Berry Kroeger

Manchester

JM

John McIntire

Thatch

HM

Harry Morgan

Britton

HD

Harry Davenport

Benjamin Harris

PH

Paul Harvey

John Briggs

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