Down to the Sea in Ships (1949 film)
| Down to the Sea in Ships | |
|---|---|
| Directed by | Henry Hathaway |
| Produced by | Louis D. Lighton |
| Written by |
Sy Bartlett John Lee Mahin |
| Starring |
Richard Widmark Lionel Barrymore Dean Stockwell |
| Music by | Alfred Newman |
| Cinematography | Joseph MacDonald |
| Edited by | Dorothy Spencer |
| Distributed by | Twentieth Century Fox Film Corporation |
Release dates |
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Running time | 120 min. |
| Country |
 United States |
| Language | English |
Down to the Sea in Ships is a 1949 seafaring drama directed by Henry Hathaway, starring Richard Widmark and Lionel Barrymore. The supporting cast includes Dean Stockwell, Cecil Kellaway, Gene Lockhart, and John McIntire. This was a remake of the Down to the Sea in Ships (1922 film) silent film version, directed by Elmer Clifton and starring Marguerite Courtot, Raymond McKee and Clara Bow.
Plot
Whaling ship captain Bering Joy (Lionel Barrymore) takes his grandson Jed (Dean Stockwell) on a whaling expedition in order to teach the young boy real life values such as honesty, courage, wisdom, fairness and hard work.
Cast
- Richard Widmark as First Mate Dan Lunceford
- Lionel Barrymore as Captain Bering Joy
- Dean Stockwell as Jed Joy
- Cecil Kellaway as Slush Tubbs
- Gene Lockhart as Andrew Bush
- Berry Kroeger as Manchester
- John McIntire as Thatch
- Harry Morgan as Britton (billed as Henry Morgan)
- Harry Davenport as Benjamin Harris
- Paul Harvey as Captain John Briggs
See also
External links
- Down to the Sea in Ships at the Internet Movie Database
- Down to the Sea in Ships at AllMovie
- Down to the Sea in Ships at the TCM Movie Database
- Down to the Sea in Ships at the American Film Institute Catalog