Down to the Sea in Ships (1949)
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.
- Released
- 1949-02-15
- Genres
- Drama, Adventure, Action
- Runtime
- 120 min
- Status
- Released
- Directed / written by
- Henry Hathaway, Sy Bartlett, John Lee Mahin
- TMDB rating
- 7.2/10 from 20 votes
Cast
- Richard Widmark as Dan Lunceford
- Lionel Barrymore as 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
- Harry Davenport as Benjamin Harris
- Paul Harvey as John Briggs
- Jay C. Flippen as Luke Sewell
- Robert Adler as Crew Member (uncredited)