Down to the Sea in Ships
Thar She Blows!
1949 · 2h · APPROVED
Action, Adventure, Drama
Directed by
Henry Hathaway
Overview
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.
Director and cast
- Henry Hathaway Director
- Richard Widmark as Dan Lunceford
- Lionel Barrymore as Capitaine Bering Joy
- Dean Stockwell as Jed Joy
- Cecil Kellaway as Slush Tubbs
- Gene Lockhart as Andrew L. Bush
- Berry Kroeger as Manchester
- John McIntire as Thatch
- Harry Morgan as Britton (as Henry Morgan)
- Harry Davenport as Benjamin Harris
- Paul Harvey as Capt. John Briggs
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