Captains Courageous

Captains Courageous1937

G Film · Adventure, Drama, Family · 115 min · Jun 25, 1937 Academy Award for Best Actor1938 +6 Awards: wins 2, nominations 5
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As great as "Mutiny on the Bounty"

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.

John Lee Mahin
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Dale Van Every
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Marc Connelly
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Staff (Not Credited) · Variety 80.00/100.00

The Kipling yarn, built around a wealthy, motherless brat who accidentaly lands with a cod-fishing fleet, and undergoes regeneration during an enforced three months’ piscatorial quest, has been given splendid production, performance, photography and dramatic composition.

CineChamber 8.00/10.00

So, I have recently really gotten into film and film history, and this is the first older black & white movies I watched in a long, long time. I was blown away by the story and pacing of this movie, and I actually couldn't keep my eyes off of it. Freddie Bartholomew did a fantastic job as Harvey, and the coming of age story here is really wholesome.

Staff (Not Credited) · TV Guide Magazine 100.00/100.00

For once, a script perfectly suited to its director and star and one of the most lyrical children's classics ever made.

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