Down to the Sea in Ships
Summary:
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 (Richard Widmark). The captain disdainfully regards Dan as one of the "new breed" of whalers, who, in his... Full Summary >>
Cast:
Dean Stockwell - (Ted Joy)
Richard Widmark - (Dan Lunceford)
Lionel Barrymore - (Capt. Bering Joy)
Gene Lockhart - (Andrew Bush)
Cecil Kellaway - (Slush Tubbs)
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Review:
The strangest aspect of this maritime adventure is the psychodrama that takes up the bulk of the picture. Rather than focusing on above-the-waves seafaring action (which would make a better movie), the preponderance of the conflict focuses on the kind of bitter, almost Freudian paternal rivalry that crops up between Captain Bering Joy (cra... Continue >>
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