Captains Courageous poster
Director Victor Fleming
Screenplay Tom Kilpatrick, Dale Van Every, John Lee Mahin, Marc Connelly

Captains Courageous

Tagline: As great as "Mutiny on the Bounty"

Release Date: 1937-06-25

Duration: 115 minutes

Synopsis

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.

Casting

  • Leo G. Carroll
    Burns (uncredited)
  • Lionel Barrymore
    Captain Disko Troop
  • Walter Kingsford
    Dr. Finley
  • Mickey Rooney
    Dan Troop
  • Freddie Bartholomew
    Harvey Cheyne
  • John Carradine
    Long Jack
  • Gene Reynolds
    Boy in Print Shop (uncredited)
  • Donald Briggs
    Tyler
  • Dennis O'Keefe
    Bit Role (uncredited)
  • Gertrude Sutton
    Nate's Wife (uncredited)