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Down to the Sea in Ships ()

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Whaling ship captain Bering Joy takes his grandson Jed on a whaling trip to teach him core life values while First Mate Dan Lunceford is tasked with tutoring Jed.
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First Mate Dan Lunceford
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Capt. Bering Joy
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Jed Joy
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Slush Tubbs
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Andrew L. Bush
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Manchester
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Thatch
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Britton (as Henry Morgan)
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Benjamin Harris
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Capt. John Briggs
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Luke Sewell
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New Bedford Neighbor (scenesDeleted)
Hubert E. Flanagan ...
Capt. Rumley (scenesDeleted)
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New Bedford Neighbor (scenesDeleted)
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Miss Hopkins (uncredited)
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Crew Member (uncredited)
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Crew Member (uncredited)
Eddie Das ...
Crew Member (uncredited)
Bobby Dillon ...
Curley - Crew Member (uncredited)
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Crew Member (uncredited)
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Boy (uncredited)
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Blair (uncredited)
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Lern Sykes (uncredited)
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Crew Member (uncredited)
Peter Seal ...
Crew Member (uncredited)
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Mother (uncredited)

Directed by

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Henry Hathaway

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John Lee Mahin ... (screenplay) and
Sy Bartlett ... (screenplay)
 
Sy Bartlett ... (story)

Produced by

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Louis D. Lighton ... producer

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Alfred Newman

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Joseph MacDonald ... director of photography (as Joe Mac Donald)

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Dorothy Spencer

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Lyman Hallowell ... apprentice editor (uncredited)

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Ben Hayne
Lyle R. Wheeler ... (as Lyle Wheeler)

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Thomas Little ... (set decorations)
Walter M. Scott ... (set decorations)

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Charles Le Maire ... (uncredited)

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Ben Nye ... makeup artist
Irene Brooks ... hair stylist (uncredited)
Linda Cross ... hair stylist (uncredited)
Harry Maret ... makeup artist (uncredited)
Dick Smith ... makeup artist (uncredited)

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F.E. 'Johnny' Johnston ... production manager (uncredited)

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Abe Steinberg ... assistant director (uncredited)

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W.D. Flick ... sound
Roger Heman Sr. ... sound (as Roger Heman)

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Ray Kellogg ... special photographic effects
Fred Sersen ... special photographic effects

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Frank Stevens ... stunt double: Lionel Barrymore (uncredited)

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Frank Cory ... grip (uncredited)
Les Everson ... gaffer (uncredited)
Til Gabani ... camera operator (uncredited)
Cliff Maupin ... still photographer (uncredited)

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Charles Le Maire ... wardrobe director
Sam Benson ... wardrobe supervisor (uncredited)
Ed Wynigear ... wardrobe (uncredited)

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Edward B. Powell ... orchestral arrangements (as Edward Powell)
Ken Darby ... vocal arranger (uncredited)
Alfred Newman ... musical director (uncredited)

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Rose Steinberg ... script supervisor (uncredited)

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Plot Summary

At the end of the 19th century, Massachusetts whaling ship captain Bering Joy takes his grandson Jed on a whaling expedition.The old captain wants to teach his spoiled grandson real life values such as honesty, courage, wisdom, fairness and hard work.At the same time, First Mate Dan Lunceford is entrusted with tutoring the boy in his schoolwork.A small competition and rivalry starts when both men,Captain Joy and First Mate Lunceford, strive to become young Jed's male role model.Captain Joy may have the wisdom dictated by his life's experiences but young Jed's imagination is rather captivated by Dan Lunceford's seafaring tales. Written by nufs68

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Also Known As
  • Les Marins de l'Orgueilleux (France)
  • El demonio del mar (Spain)
  • Pe mare in corabii (Romania)
  • Naviganti coraggiosi (Italy)
  • Yngste mand ombord (Denmark)
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  • 120 min
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Trivia Ships' cooks were often nicknamed "Slush" or Slushy". The term comes from the fact that they had to feed the crew with salt pork or salt beef. The meat would be put into a pot and boiled and the grease that came to the surface was called "slush" and was skimmed off and saved. The sailors often smeared it on ships' biscuit in place of butter. Any excess at the end of the voyage was sold to soap makers or candle makers and the proceeds were used to buy things for the ship, hence the term "Slush Fund". See more »
Goofs When their ship strikes an iceberg looming out of the fog bank Widmark grabs a rope and goes overboard to examine the damage. This is absurd when there are a dozen able-body sailors who could go below deck and safely report any hull damage. Furthermore the life expectancy in ice-laden sea water would be a matter of minutes - Widmark and a couple of other sailors are splashing around (getting crushed between the ship and the berg) like they're in a warm bathtub. See more »
Movie Connections Featured in Los pájaros de Baden-Baden (1975). See more »
Soundtracks Song of the Fishes See more »
Crazy Credits Opening credits prologue: NEW BEDFORD 1887 See more »
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