"Thar She Blows!" 15 February 1949 Adventure, Drama, Action 120 mins
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.
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Richard Widmark as Dan Lunceford
Lionel Barrymore as Bering Joy
Dean Stockwell as Jed Joy
Cecil Kellaway as Slush Tubbs
Gene Lockhart as Andrew L. Bush
Berry Kroeger as Manchester
John McIntire as Thatch
Harry Morgan as Britton
Harry Davenport as Benjamin Harris
Paul Harvey as John Briggs
Jay C. Flippen as Luke Sewell
Robert Adler as Crew Member (uncredited)
Jimmy Hawkins as Boy (uncredited)
Dorothy Adams as Miss Hopkins (uncredited)
Arthur Hohl as Blair (uncredited)
Fuzzy Knight as Lern Sykes (uncredited)
Henry Hathaway Director
Sy Bartlett Story
Sy Bartlett Screenplay
Ray Kellogg Special Effects
Dorothy Spencer Editor
Walter M. Scott Set Decoration
Louis D. Lighton Producer
John Lee Mahin Screenplay
Edward B. Powell Orchestrator
Lyle R. Wheeler Art Direction
Thomas Little Set Decoration
Charles LeMaire Costume Supervisor
Ben Nye Makeup Artist
Roger Heman Sr. Sound
Fred Sersen Special Effects
Ben Hayne Art Direction
United States 15 February 1949
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