Summary
Captains Courageous is an American adventure film first released in 1937,
directed by Victor Fleming.
The film stars Freddie Bartholomew, Spencer Tracy, Lionel Barrymore, Melvyn Douglas and Charley Grapewin.
It has also been released under the title: Rudyard Kipling’s Captains Courageous.
Our overall rating for this film is: good.
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Credits
- Director: Victor Fleming
- Script: Rudyard Kipling, John Lee Mahin, Marc Connelly, Dale Van Every
- Music: Franz Waxman
- Cast: Freddie Bartholomew (Harvey Cheyne), Spencer Tracy (Manuel Fidello), Lionel Barrymore (Captain Disko Troop), Melvyn Douglas (Frank Burton Cheyne), Charley Grapewin (Uncle Salters), Mickey Rooney (Dan Troop), John Carradine (Long Jack), Oscar O’Shea (Captain Walt Cushman), Jack La Rue (Priest), Walter Kingsford (Dr. Finley), Donald Briggs (Bob Tyler), Sam McDaniel (’Doc’), Bill Burrud (Charles Jamison), Norman Ainsley (Robbins), Wally Albright (Boy), Betty Alden (Bit Role), C.E. Anderson (Fisherman), William Arnold (Reporter), Art Berry Sr. (Capt. Anderson), Wade Boteler (Skipper of Blue Gill), Don Brodie (Reporter), Tommy Bupp (Boy on Ship), Leo G. Carroll (Burns), Charles Coleman (Burns – the Butler), Jimmy Conlin (Martin), Lester Dorr (Corridor Steward), Dora Early (Appleton’s Wife), Bill Fisher (Crewman), Larry Fisher (Crewman), Billy Gilbert (Soda Steward), Roger Gray (Nate Rogers), Sherry Hall (Bit Role), Henry Hanna, Richard Howard (Crewman), Lloyd Ingraham (Skipper of Ship), Gladden James (Secretary Cobb), Jack Kennedy (Captain of Flying Swan), Katherine Kenworthy (Mrs. Disko), David Kerman (Reporter), James Kilgannon (Crewman), Murray Kinnell (Minister), Stubby Kruger (Crewman), Boots Lebaron (Boy), Myra Marsh (Chester’s Wife), Philo McCullough (Crewman), Mira McKinney (Bit Role), Edward Peil Sr. (Fisherman), Gil Perkins (Crewman), Richard Powell (First Steward), Gene Reynolds (Boy in Print Shop), Christian Rub (Old Clement), Goldie Sloan (Black Woman), William Stack (Elliott), Jack Sterling (Crewman), Reggie Streeter (Boy), Frank Sully (Taxi Driver), Gertrude Sutton (Nate’s Wife), David Thursby (Tom), Charles Trowbridge (Dr. Dick Walsh), Lee Van Atta (Boy), Monte Vandergrift (Sailor on Flying Swan), Jay Ward (Pogey Williams), Bobby Watson (Reporter), Dave Wengren (Lars), Kenneth Wilson (Alvin Savage)
- Country: USA
- Language: English / Portuguese
- Runtime: 115 min; B&W
- Aka: Rudyard Kipling’s Captains Courageous
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