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Two Years Before the Mast is a 1946 American historical adventure film directed by John Farrow and starring Alan Ladd, Brian Donlevy, William Bendix, and Barry Fitzgerald. It is based on Richard Henry Dana Jr.'s travel book of the same name and was produced and distributed by Paramount Pictures.
Two Years Before the Mast is a memoir by the American author Richard Henry Dana Jr., published in 1840, having been written after a two-year sea voyage from Boston to California on a merchant ship starting in 1834. A film adaptation under the same name was released in 1946.
- Richard Henry Dana
- 1840
With Alan Ladd, Brian Donlevy, William Bendix, Barry Fitzgerald. The playboy son of a wealthy shipping magnate discovers at first hand the desperate privations suffered by the crew of one of his father's ships after he is unwillingly press-ganged aboard.
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- Action, Adventure, Drama
- John Farrow
- 1946-11-22
Here's the re-release trailer of TWO YEARS BEFORE THE MAST (1946). It's one of my favorite Alan Ladd movies. I think it's a classic, and I wish it were available on DVD. It's strange that...
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A cruel captain makes life miserable for his crew, including a shanghaied sailor (Alan Ladd) and a writer (Brian Donlevy).
- John Farrow
- Adventure
- Alan Ladd
Charles Stewart, the "Pilgrim" owner's playboy son, finds himself shanghaied on his father's ship commanded by cruel Captain Thompson. When scurvy breaks out he leads a mutiny and is slapped in irons. Floggings and torture abound.
Overview. In 1834, Charles Stewart (Alan Ladd), the spoiled, dissolute son of a shipping magnate, is shanghaied aboard the Pilgrim, one of his father's own ships.
