Down to the Sea in Ships

“Thar She Blows!”

7.2/ 10 20 votes 1949-02-15 2h 0m 1 popularity

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.

Director: Henry Hathaway

▶ Play Movie

Revenue

$2M

Cast

View all cast & crew →

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

Similar Movies

Cutthroat Island

5.8 1995

5.8

Cutthroat Island

1995

Copying Beethoven

6.5 2006

6.5

Copying Beethoven

2006

Free Willy

6.2 1993

6.2

Free Willy

1993

Mille scudi

0.0 2020

0.0

Mille scudi

2020

Anna and the King

6.8 1999

6.8

Anna and the King

1999

No Image

Singing Water

0.0 2007

0.0

Singing Water

2007

Velvet Goldmine

6.9 1998

6.9

Velvet Goldmine

1998

Russian Dolls

6.6 2005

6.6

Russian Dolls

2005

River of No Return

6.7 1954

6.7

River of No Return

1954

Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides

6.6 2011

6.6

Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides

2011

Gauguin: Voyage to Tahiti

5.6 2017

5.6

Gauguin: Voyage to Tahiti

2017

Victoria the Great

5.6 1937

5.6

Victoria the Great

1937

Gangs of New York

7.3 2002

7.3

Gangs of New York

2002

Ludwig

7.4 1973

7.4

Ludwig

1973

The Castle of Fu Manchu

3.6 1969

3.6

The Castle of Fu Manchu

1969

U-571

6.6 2000

6.6

U-571

2000

Wuthering Heights

7.2 1939

7.2

Wuthering Heights

1939

The Longest Tunnel

10.0 1982

10.0

The Longest Tunnel

1982

Mysterious Island

6.1 1941

6.1

Mysterious Island

1941

Trail of the Falcon

4.5 1968

4.5

Trail of the Falcon

1968