Down to the Sea in Ships
7.4
“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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Cast
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Richard Widmark
Dan Lunceford
Known for
Judgment at Nuremberg
Pickup on South Street
Lionel Barrymore
Bering Joy
Known for
It's a Wonderful Life
You Can't Take It with You
Dean Stockwell
Jed Joy
Known for
Quantum Leap
The Langoliers
Cecil Kellaway
Slush Tubbs
Known for
Guess Who's Coming to Dinner
The Postman Always Rings Twice
Gene Lockhart
Andrew L. Bush
Known for
His Girl Friday
Miracle on 34th Street
Berry Kroeger
Manchester
Known for
Gun Crazy
Demon Seed
John McIntire
Thatch
Known for
Psycho
Turner & Hooch
Harry Morgan
Britton
Known for
M*A*S*H
High Noon
Harry Davenport
Benjamin Harris
Known for
Meet Me in St. Louis
Foreign Correspondent
Paul Harvey
John Briggs
Known for
Spellbound
Calamity Jane
Jay C. Flippen
Luke Sewell
Known for
The Killing
The Wild One
Robert Adler
Crew Member (uncredited)
Known for
Journey to the Center of the Earth
Henry Hathaway Director · John Lee Mahin Screenplay Sy Bartlett Screenplay
Worldwide gross $1.6M · United States release February 15, 1949 · Produced in United States
Box office
Worldwide gross
$1,650,000
Production
20th Century Fox
Production
20th Century Studios
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United States
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Languages
Original language
English
Spoken on screen
English
Release dates
United States · February 15, 1949
Theatrical
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