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Captains Courageous

Movie·1937·Adventure, Drama, Family·1h 55m·7.4 (186)·Directed by Victor Fleming

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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.

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Freddie BartholomewFreddie BartholomewHarvey CheyneSpencer TracySpencer TracyManuel FidelloLionel BarrymoreLionel BarrymoreCaptain Disko TroopMelvyn DouglasMelvyn DouglasFrank Burton CheyneCharley GrapewinCharley GrapewinUncle SaltersMickey RooneyMickey RooneyDan TroopJohn CarradineJohn CarradineLong JackOscar O'SheaOscar O'SheaCaptain Walt Cushman

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