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Whaling ship captain Bering Joy takes his grandson Jed on a whaling trip to teach him core life values while First Mate Dan Lunceford is tasked with tutoring Jed.Whaling ship captain Bering Joy takes his grandson Jed on a whaling trip to teach him core life values while First Mate Dan Lunceford is tasked with tutoring Jed.Whaling ship captain Bering Joy takes his grandson Jed on a whaling trip to teach him core life values while First Mate Dan Lunceford is tasked with tutoring Jed.
Harry Morgan
- Britton
- (as Henry Morgan)
Ruth Donnelly
- New Bedford Neighbor
- (scenes deleted)
Hubert E. Flanagan
- Capt. Rumley
- (scenes deleted)
Connie Marshall
- New Bedford Neighbor
- (scenes deleted)
Dorothy Adams
- Miss Hopkins
- (uncredited)
Robert Adler
- Crew Member
- (uncredited)
Harry Carter
- Crew Member
- (uncredited)
Eddie Das
- Crew Member
- (uncredited)
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Did you know
- TriviaShips' cooks were often nicknamed "Slush" or Slushy". The term comes from the fact that they had to feed the crew with salt pork or salt beef. The meat would be put into a pot and boiled and the grease that came to the surface was called "slush" and was skimmed off and saved. The sailors often smeared it on ships' biscuit in place of butter. Any excess at the end of the voyage was sold to soap makers or candle makers and the proceeds were used to buy things for the ship, hence the term "Slush Fund".
- GoofsWhen their ship strikes an iceberg looming out of the fog bank Widmark grabs a rope and goes overboard to examine the damage. This is absurd when there are a dozen able-body sailors who could go below deck and safely report any hull damage. Furthermore the life expectancy in ice-laden sea water would be a matter of minutes - Widmark and a couple of other sailors are splashing around (getting crushed between the ship and the berg) like they're in a warm bathtub.
- Crazy creditsOpening credits prologue: NEW BEDFORD 1887
- ConnectionsFeatured in Los pájaros de Baden-Baden (1975)
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A sweet tale of courage, honesty, and wisdom
A sentimental tale about an elderly captain who wants to bring his grandson to sea with him, but refuses to compromise his duty to his ship and crew even though it costs him everything he loves. Lionel Barrymore plays Captain Bering Joy as a sometimes-foolish old man vying for his grandson's affection with his first mate. Dean Stockwell plays the grandson who loves the sea and his grandfather, but is failing academically. Richard Widmark plays the young first mate who has been assigned the onerous task of teaching the boy his schoolwork. The beauty of this film for me is the way it celebrates wisdom, courage, fairness, and honesty in life. In the end, it is the log of a person's life and actions that matter more than their ability to fit any prevailing standard of knowledge or trendiness. Barrymore's character is old, ignorant, autocratic, and uncompromising, but he is also an example worthy of respect that the grandson can value for the rest of his life if he is wise enough to do so.
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- DFC-2
- Dec 17, 1999
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- Also known as
- Brodovima po moru
- Filming locations
- Seal Beach, California, USA(harpoon boats scenes)
- Production company
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- Runtime2 hours
- Color
- Aspect ratio
- 1.37 : 1
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By what name was Down to the Sea in Ships (1949) officially released in India in English?
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