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  • Down to the Sea in Ships (1949)
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    120 min | Action, Adventure, Drama
Down to the Sea in Ships (1949)
Approved
120 min | Action, Adventure, Drama

Whaling ship captain Bering Joy takes his grandson Jed on a whaling trip to teach him core life values while First Mate Dan Lunceford is tasked with tutoring Jed.
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Director
Writers
John Lee Mahin (screenplay) | Sy Bartlett (screenplay) (story)
Producer
Composer
Cinematographer
Joseph MacDonald (as Joe Mac Donald)
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Status
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Updated Feb 22, 1949

Release date
Feb 22, 1949 (United States)

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Cast

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26 cast members
Name Known for
Richard Widmark
First Mate Dan Lunceford First Mate Dan Lunceford   See fewer
Lionel Barrymore
Capt. Bering Joy Capt. Bering Joy   See fewer
Dean Stockwell
Jed Joy Jed Joy   See fewer
Cecil Kellaway
Slush Tubbs Slush Tubbs   See fewer
Gene Lockhart
Andrew L. Bush Andrew L. Bush   See fewer
Berry Kroeger
Manchester Manchester   See fewer
John McIntire
Thatch Thatch   See fewer
Harry Morgan
Britton (as Henry Morgan) Britton (as Henry Morgan)   See fewer
Harry Davenport
Benjamin Harris Benjamin Harris   See fewer
Paul Harvey
Capt. John Briggs Capt. John Briggs   See fewer
Jay C. Flippen
Luke Sewell Luke Sewell   See fewer
Ruth Donnelly
New Bedford Neighbor (scenes deleted) New Bedford Neighbor (scenes deleted)   See fewer
Hubert E. Flanagan
Capt. Rumley (scenes deleted) Capt. Rumley (scenes deleted)   See fewer
Connie Marshall
New Bedford Neighbor (scenes deleted) New Bedford Neighbor (scenes deleted)   See fewer
Dorothy Adams
Miss Hopkins (uncredited) Miss Hopkins (uncredited)   See fewer
Robert Adler
Crew Member (uncredited) Crew Member (uncredited)   See fewer
Harry Carter
Crew Member (uncredited) Crew Member (uncredited)   See fewer
Eddie Das
Crew Member (uncredited) Crew Member (uncredited)   See fewer
Bobby Dillon
Curley - Crew Member (uncredited) Curley - Crew Member (uncredited)   See fewer
Jimmy Dime
Crew Member (uncredited) Crew Member (uncredited)   See fewer
Jimmy Hawkins
Boy (uncredited) Boy (uncredited)   See fewer
Arthur Hohl
Blair (uncredited) Blair (uncredited)   See fewer
Fuzzy Knight
Lern Sykes (uncredited) Lern Sykes (uncredited)   See fewer
John Northpole
Crew Member (uncredited) Crew Member (uncredited)   See fewer
Peter Seal
Crew Member (uncredited) Crew Member (uncredited)   See fewer
Minerva Urecal
Mother (uncredited) Mother (uncredited)   See fewer
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