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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.
Language
Budget--
Revenue $1,650,000
English
Budget--
Revenue $1,650,000
Keywords
ship
whale
iceberg
north atlantic
whaling
whaling ship
quakerism
cabin boy
19th century
new bedford massachusetts
grandfather grandson relationship
Casts
Richard Widmark
Dan Lunceford
Lionel Barrymore
Bering Joy
Dean Stockwell
Jed Joy
Cecil Kellaway
Slush Tubbs
Gene Lockhart
Andrew L. Bush
Berry Kroeger
Manchester
John McIntire
Thatch
Harry Morgan
Britton
Harry Davenport
Benjamin Harris
Paul Harvey
John Briggs
Jay C. Flippen
Luke Sewell
Robert Adler
Crew Member (uncredited)
Jimmy Hawkins
Boy (uncredited)
Crews
Henry Hathaway
Director
Sy Bartlett
Screenplay
Sy Bartlett
Story
John Lee Mahin
Screenplay
Alfred Newman
Music
Edward B. Powell
Orchestrator
Joseph MacDonald
Director of Photography
Lyle R. Wheeler
Art Direction
Ben Hayne
Art Direction
Thomas Little
Set Decoration
Walter M. Scott
Set Decoration
Dorothy Spencer
Editor
Charles LeMaire
Costume Supervisor
Ben Nye
Makeup Artist
Fred Sersen
Special Effects
Ray Kellogg
Special Effects
W.D. Flick
Sound
Roger Heman Sr.
Sound
Louis D. Lighton
Producer
Backdrops & Posters
