Down to the Sea in Ships
Thar She Blows!
1949 | 120m | English
Popularity: 1 (history)
| Director: | Henry Hathaway |
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| Writer: | John Lee Mahin, Sy Bartlett |
| Staring: |
| 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. | |
| Release Date: | Feb 15, 1949 |
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| Director: | Henry Hathaway |
| Writer: | John Lee Mahin, Sy Bartlett |
| Genres: | Drama, Action, Adventure |
| Keywords | iceberg, ship, whale, north atlantic, whaling, whaling ship, quakerism, cabin boy, 19th century, new bedford massachusetts, grandfather grandson relationship |
| Production Companies | 20th Century Fox |
| Box Office |
Revenue: $1,650,000
Budget: $0 |
| Updates |
Updated: Jan 30, 2026 Entered: Apr 28, 2024 |
| Name | Character |
|---|---|
| Richard Widmark | Dan Lunceford |
| Lionel Barrymore | Bering Joy |
| Dean Stockwell | Jed Joy |
| Cecil Kellaway | Slush Tubbs |
| Gene Lockhart | Andrew L. Bush |
| Berry Kroeger | Manchester |
| John McIntire | Thatch |
| Harry Morgan | Britton |
| Harry Davenport | Benjamin Harris |
| Paul Harvey | John Briggs |
| Jay C. Flippen | Luke Sewell |
| Robert Adler | Crew Member (uncredited) |
| Jimmy Hawkins | Boy (uncredited) |
| Name | Job |
|---|---|
| Henry Hathaway | Director |
| Alfred Newman | Music |
| John Lee Mahin | Screenplay |
| Ben Nye | Makeup Artist |
| Sy Bartlett | Screenplay, Story |
| Edward B. Powell | Orchestrator |
| Joseph MacDonald | Director of Photography |
| Lyle R. Wheeler | Art Direction |
| Ben Hayne | Art Direction |
| Thomas Little | Set Decoration |
| Walter M. Scott | Set Decoration |
| Dorothy Spencer | Editor |
| Charles LeMaire | Costume Supervisor |
| Fred Sersen | Special Effects |
| Ray Kellogg | Special Effects |
| Roger Heman Sr. | Sound |
| W.D. Flick | Sound |
| Name | Title |
|---|---|
| Louis D. Lighton | Producer |
| Organization | Category | Person |
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| 2025 | 11 | 1 | 3 | 0 |
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| 2026 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 0 |
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