Adventure ·Drama ·Family · United States of America · 1937 · 1h 55m

Captains Courageous

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Director
Victor Fleming
Cast
Freddie Bartholomew as Harvey Cheyne Spencer Tracy as Manuel Fidello Lionel Barrymore as Captain Disko Troop Melvyn Douglas as Frank Burton Cheyne Charley Grapewin as Uncle Salters Mickey Rooney as Dan Troop
Crew
Harold Rosson — Director of Photography Elmo Veron — Editor Franz Waxman — Original Music Composer John Lee Mahin — Screenplay Dale Van Every — Screenplay Marc Connelly — Screenplay
Tagline

As great as "Mutiny on the Bounty"

Synopsis

Harvey, the arrogant and spoiled son of an indulgent absentee-father, falls overboard from a transatlantic steamship and is rescued by a fishing vessel on the Grand Banks. Harvey fails to persuade them to take him ashore, nor convince the crew of his wealth. The captain offers him a low-paid job, until they return to port, as part of the crew that turns him into a mature, considerate young man.

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Mood & Themes
fishingfishermanspoiled childcoming of agefishing boatice cream parlorschooneraccidenttrawlerportuguese fisherman
Key Collaborators
Victor Fleming Director Harold Rosson Director of Photography Elmo Veron Editor Franz Waxman Original Music Composer John Lee Mahin Screenplay Dale Van Every Screenplay Marc Connelly Screenplay Tom Kilpatrick Screenplay Rudyard Kipling Novel Louis D. Lighton Producer
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