Story of movie Down To The Sea In Ships 1949 Film : 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 silent film version, directed by Elmer Clifton and starring Marguerite Courtot, Raymond McKee and Clara Bow.
| Down to the Sea in Ships | |
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| Directed by | Henry Hathaway |
| Produced by | Louis D. Lighton |
| Written by | Sy Bartlett |
| Screenplay by | 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 date |
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Running time | 120 min. |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Box office | $1,650,000 |
Screenplay
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. However it is First Mate Lunceford (Richard Widmark) who teaches him about life.
- 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
- Jay C. Flippen as Sewell
- Lionel Barrymore filmography
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