Two Years Before the Mast
6.9
“The world famous novel on the screen at last!”
In 1834, Charles Stewart (Alan Ladd), the spoiled, dissolute son of a shipping magnate, is shanghaied aboard the Pilgrim, one of his father's own ships. He embarks upon a long, hellish sea voyage under the tyrannical rule of Captain Francis Thompson (Howard Da Silva), assisted by his first mate, Amazeen (William Bendix). One of his crewmates is Richard Henry Dana Jr. (Brian Donlevy).
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Alan Ladd
Charles Stewart
Known for
Shane
This Gun for Hire
Brian Donlevy
Richard Henry Dana
Known for
The Quatermass Xperiment
Hangmen Also Die!
William Bendix
First Mate Amazeen
Known for
Lifeboat
The Blue Dahlia
Barry Fitzgerald
Terence O'Feenaghty
Known for
And Then There Were None
The Naked City
Howard Da Silva
Captain Francis A. Thompson
Known for
The Lost Weekend
They Live by Night
Esther Fernández
Maria Dominguez
Also in
Solo Veracruz es bello
Doña Perfecta
Albert Dekker
Brown
Known for
Kiss Me Deadly
The Wild Bunch
Luis van Rooten
2nd Mate Foster
Known for
Cinderella
Champion
Darryl Hickman
Sam Hooper
Known for
The Tingler
Network
Roman Bohnen
Macklin
Known for
The Best Years of Our Lives
The Strange Love of Martha Ivers
Ray Collins
Gordon Stewart
Known for
Citizen Kane
Perry Mason
Theodore Newton
Hayes
Known for
Somebody Up There Likes Me
Friendly Persuasion
John Farrow Director · Seton I. Miller Writer George Bruce Writer
Worldwide gross $4.4M · Budget $2M · United States release November 22, 1946
Box office
Budget
$2,000,000
Worldwide gross
$4,400,000
Gross vs. budget
2.2×
Production
Paramount Pictures
Production · Studio
United States
Produced in
Languages
Original language
English
Spoken on screen
English
Release dates
United States · November 22, 1946
Theatrical
Germany
September 21, 1947 · Theatrical
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