A merchant ship's crew tries to survive the loneliness of the sea and the coming of war.A merchant ship's crew tries to survive the loneliness of the sea and the coming of war.A merchant ship's crew tries to survive the loneliness of the sea and the coming of war.
- Nominated for 6 Oscars
- 3 wins & 7 nominations total
Wilfrid Lawson
- Captain
- (as Wilfred Lawson)
Joe Sawyer
- Davis
- (as Joseph Sawyer)
Constant Franke
- Norway
- (as Constant Frenke)
David Hillary Hughes
- Scotty
- (as David Hughes)
- Director
- Writers
- All cast & crew
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Storyline
Did you know
- TriviaBarry Fitzgerald, who plays the character of Cocky, and Arthur Shields, who played Donkeyman, were brothers in real life. They also appeared together in director John Ford's The Quiet Man (1952).
- GoofsAt the beginning of the film, when Driscoll sneaks back to the ship, he jumps from a rowboat into the water and climbs up the anchor chain. The next time onscreen, he appears dry from head to toe.
- ConnectionsFeatured in Film Preview: Episode #1.2 (1966)
- SoundtracksBlow the Man Down
(uncredited)
Traditional
Played during the opening credits
Sung often by crewmen
Sung a cappella by J.M. Kerrigan
Variations played as part of the score
Featured review
Not a typical "John Wayne film",but still excellent
John Wayne is misleadingly top-billed ,presumably to bring in the crowds who thought they were going to see typical Wayne heroics in this one.He is actually part of an excellent ensemble cast in this film,which has seamlessly adapted by Dudley Nichols from a group of one-act plays by the great Eugene O'Neill. Nichols' writing is so good that unless you're an O'Neill expert,it is VERY difficult to tell where O'Neill leaves off and Nichols takes over,except perhaps in the episode involving British actor Ian Hunter (in the performance of a lifetime) as a presumed German spy. The plays,written in the early 1900's,have been updated to take place during WW II,but the propaganda angle is very tastefully handled and almost non-existent;in fact,here Nichols and director John Ford show great respect for the integrity of O'Neill's plays.
The cast is excellent,but Wayne actually hasn't got much to do in comparison with his other films,and this is a film of dialogue,not action.Perhaps that's why the previous reviewer found it interminable. [John Wayne uses a Swedish (!) accent in this movie,which he actually does quite well--don't laugh!] The most intense acting is done by Thomas Mitchell (Scarlett O'Hara's dad in "Gone With The Wind") and Barry Fitzgerald,who are actually the stars of the movie.And director John Ford shows us what a true master of his craft he is by equalling Hitchcock's accomplishment in "Lifeboat" in keeping the action confined to a small space without making it seem tiresome. The back-and-white photography is stunningly good--the best American photography in a black-and-white 1940's American film,aside from "Citizen Kane",of course.
John Wayne fans shouldn't pass this one up,and all non-fans should still enjoy this fine film.
The cast is excellent,but Wayne actually hasn't got much to do in comparison with his other films,and this is a film of dialogue,not action.Perhaps that's why the previous reviewer found it interminable. [John Wayne uses a Swedish (!) accent in this movie,which he actually does quite well--don't laugh!] The most intense acting is done by Thomas Mitchell (Scarlett O'Hara's dad in "Gone With The Wind") and Barry Fitzgerald,who are actually the stars of the movie.And director John Ford shows us what a true master of his craft he is by equalling Hitchcock's accomplishment in "Lifeboat" in keeping the action confined to a small space without making it seem tiresome. The back-and-white photography is stunningly good--the best American photography in a black-and-white 1940's American film,aside from "Citizen Kane",of course.
John Wayne fans shouldn't pass this one up,and all non-fans should still enjoy this fine film.
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- Release date
- Country of origin
- Languages
- Also known as
- Eugene O'Neill's The Long Voyage Home
- Filming locations
- Los Angeles Harbor, Wilmington, Los Angeles, California, USA(scenes on S.S. Munami)
- Production companies
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Box office
- Budget
- $682,495 (estimated)
- Runtime1 hour 45 minutes
- Color
- Aspect ratio
- 1.37 : 1
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