Movielogr
Two Years Before the Mast (1946)
Directed by John Farrow
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. He embarks upon a long, hellish sea voyage under the tyrannical rule of Captain Francis Thompson (Howard Da Silva), assisted by his first mate, Amazeen (William Bendix). One of his crewmates is Richard Henry Dana Jr. (Brian Donlevy).
Rated NR | Length 98 minutes
Actors
Alan Ladd | Brian Donlevy | William Bendix | Barry Fitzgerald | Howard Da Silva | Esther Fernández | Albert Dekker | Luis van Rooten | Darryl Hickman | Roman Bohnen | Ray Collins | Theodore Newton | Tom Powers | James Burke | Frank Faylen