CineGO HD
Captains Courageous poster

MOVIE · 1937

Captains Courageous

As great as "Mutiny on the Bounty"

★ 7.4AdventureDramaFamily

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.

ADVERTISEMENT

ABOUT

Story

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.

CAST

Featured cast

Freddie BartholomewHarvey Cheyne
Spencer TracyManuel Fidello
Lionel BarrymoreCaptain Disko Troop
Melvyn DouglasFrank Burton Cheyne
Charley GrapewinUncle Salters
Mickey RooneyDan Troop
John CarradineLong Jack
Oscar O'SheaCaptain Walt Cushman

MORE TO EXPLORE

Similar titles