| Two Years Before the Mast | |
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| Directed by | John Farrow |
| Produced by | Seton I. Miller |
| Written by | Richard Henry Dana, Jr. (novel) Seton I. Miller George Bruce |
| Starring | Alan Ladd Brian Donlevy William Bendix Howard Da Silva Esther Fernández |
| Distributed by | Paramount Pictures |
| Release date(s) | November 22, 1946 |
| Running time | 98 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
Two Years Before the Mast is a 1946 adventure film based on Richard Henry Dana, Jr.'s travel book of the same name. It starred Alan Ladd, Brian Donlevy, William Bendix, Howard Da Silva and Esther Fernández.
In 1834, Charles Stewart (Alan Ladd), the spoiled, dissolute son of a shipping magnate, is shanghaied aboard the Pilgrim, one of his father's own ships. He embarks upon a long, hellish sea voyage under the tyrannical rule of Captain Francis Thompson (Howard Da Silva), assisted by his first mate, Amazeen (William Bendix). One of his crewmates is Richard Henry Dana Jr. (Brian Donlevy).
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