Down to the Sea in Ships
Thar She Blows!
DramaAdventureActionshipwhaleicebergnorth atlanticwhalingwhaling shipquakerismcabin boy19th centurynew bedford massachusettsgrandfather grandson relationship
A mid-century maritime adventure centered on the clash between an aging whaling captain and his first mate over the upbringing of the captain's grandson, set against the dangerous beauty of 19th-century whaling expeditions.
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.
Essence
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Richard Widmark
Dan Lunceford
Lionel Barrymore
Bering Joy
Dean Stockwell
Jed Joy
Cecil Kellaway
Slush Tubbs
Gene Lockhart
Andrew L. Bush
Berry Kroeger
Manchester
John McIntire
Thatch
Harry Morgan
Britton
Harry Davenport
Benjamin Harris
Paul Harvey
John Briggs
Jay C. Flippen
Luke Sewell
Robert Adler
Crew Member (uncredited)
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