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Down to the Sea in Ships
(1949)

Country: USA

Genre: Adventure

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Synopsis

This full-blooded saga of the 19th century whaling industry stars Lionel Barrymore as tough old salt Captain Bering Joy and Dean Stockwell as his grandson Jed. Anxious to embark upon a life on the sea, Jed aligns himself with Joy's first mate, Dan Lunceford. The captain disdainfully regards Dan as one of the "new breed" of whalers, who, in his mind, aren't completely up to the rigors of maritime life. Dan gains Joy's respect when he rescues Jed, even though the captain sticks to the book and relieves Dan of his duties for leaving his post. A last-reel crisis involving an iceberg provides a satisfactory gathering of climaxes.

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Cast

  • Richard Widmark
  • Lionel Barrymore
  • Dean Stockwell
    (Jed Joy)
  • Cecil Kellaway
  • Gene Lockhart

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Not to be confused with the 1922 Quaker whaling action melodrama of the same name. Not as good as the best films about seafaring, such as Terje Vigen and the Kuwaiti film The Cruel Sea, but a rousing sentimental adventure with good acting from Dean Stockwell and some fascinating real-life sequences.

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