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Down to the Sea in Ships

Down to the Sea in Ships (1949)

1949-02-15 · 120 min · Rating 7.10/10 (18 votes)

Thar She Blows!

During a whaling expedition in the late 1800's, the aging Captain Bering Joy (Lionel Barrymore) and his new first mate, Dan Lunceford (Richard Widmark) engage in a battle of wills concerning the education of the captain's struggling grandson.

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19th century cabin boy grandfather grandson relationship iceberg new bedford massachusetts north atlantic quakerism ship whale whaling whaling ship