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Down to the Sea in Ships

19492h 0m7.2(19)

DramaAdventureAction

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.

Director: Henry Hathaway

Writer: Sy Bartlett, Sy Bartlett, John Lee Mahin