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Cast

Richard Widmark

Richard Widmark

Dan Lunceford

Lionel Barrymore

Lionel Barrymore

Bering Joy

Dean Stockwell

Dean Stockwell

Jed Joy

Cecil Kellaway

Cecil Kellaway

Slush Tubbs

Gene Lockhart

Gene Lockhart

Andrew L. Bush

Berry Kroeger

Berry Kroeger

Manchester

John McIntire

John McIntire

Thatch

Harry Morgan

Harry Morgan

Britton

Harry Davenport

Harry Davenport

Benjamin Harris

Paul Harvey

Paul Harvey

John Briggs

Jay C. Flippen

Jay C. Flippen

Luke Sewell

Robert Adler

Robert Adler

Crew Member (uncredited)

Jimmy Hawkins

Jimmy Hawkins

Boy (uncredited)

Crew

Sy Bartlett

Sy Bartlett

Story

Henry Hathaway

Henry Hathaway

Director

Sy Bartlett

Sy Bartlett

Screenplay

Fred Sersen

Fred Sersen

Special Effects

Dorothy Spencer

Dorothy Spencer

Editor

Edward B. Powell

Edward B. Powell

Orchestrator

Walter M. Scott

Walter M. Scott

Set Decoration

Louis D. Lighton

Louis D. Lighton

Producer

John Lee Mahin

John Lee Mahin

Screenplay

Alfred Newman

Alfred Newman

Music

Ray Kellogg

Ray Kellogg

Special Effects

Lyle R. Wheeler

Lyle R. Wheeler

Art Direction

Ben Nye

Ben Nye

Makeup Artist

Roger Heman Sr.

Roger Heman Sr.

Sound

Thomas Little

Thomas Little

Set Decoration

Charles LeMaire

Charles LeMaire

Costume Supervisor

Ben Hayne

Ben Hayne

Art Direction

Joseph MacDonald

Joseph MacDonald

Director of Photography

W.D. Flick

W.D. Flick

Sound

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Down to the Sea in Ships

19496.9 / 10120 min
Drama, Adventure, Action

Overview

Thar She Blows!

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.