Two Years Before the Mast (B&W) John Farrow Digital Life VHS

Two Years Before the Mast (B&W)
starring: Alan Ladd, Brian Donlevy, William Bendix, Barry Fitzgerald, Howard Da Silva
directed by: John Farrow

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Audience Rating: NR (Not Rated)
Binding: VHS Tape
EAN: 9780783225357
Format: Black & White, Closed-captioned, Color, HiFi Sound, NTSC
ISBN: 0783225350
Label: Universal Studios
Manufacturer: Universal Studios
Number Of Items: 1
Publisher: Universal Studios
Release Date: March 31, 1998
Running Time: 98 minutes
Sales Rank: 22872
Studio: Universal Studios
Theatrical Release Date: November 22, 1946

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- Seafaring in the 1800's
I first read Two Years Before the Mast recently and thoroughly enjoyed it.
The movie actually had several stars I was familiar with from my youth,the only criticism I can muster is someone had to Hollywood it,by adding a romantic twist. There was nothing romantic in the life of a sailor in those
day's. All in all it is totally worth viewing. Anyone that enjoys reading
seafaring tales should certainly read "In the Heart of the Sea" by
Nathaniel Philbrick. It is the book from which "Moby Dick" was based upon.

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- The horrors of a sailor's life
An all star cast under the fine direction of John Farrow gave a quality performance in "Two Years Before the Mast" based on a 1840 novel by Richard Henry Dana. Dana's book was an expose of the deplorable conditions that merchant seaman were forced to live under while asea and under the orders of the ship's captain.

In this film Alan Ladd stars as Charles Stewart a spoiled dandy and son of a wealthy Boston shipping magnate in the 1830's. He accidently is pressed into service aboard one of his father's merchant ships the S.S. Pilgrim. The Pilgrim is commanded by the unsympathetic Capt. Thompson played marvelously by Howard DaSilva. DaSilva cares nothing about the well being of his crew allowing them to starve, contract scurvey and get flogged mercilessly. Also aboard is author Dana who is serving as a common seaman played by the tough Brian Donlevy. Although a capable sailor, Dana is secretly penning ... Read More

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- A Great movie, with a Great Star!
One of the best (boys) adventure books ever written was Charles
Henry Dana's Two Years Before the Mast.
I read this book when I was 12, along with R.L. Stevenson's Treasure Island, and DaFoe's Robinson Caruso.
This movie adaptation of Dana's work is as close to the book
as Hollywood has ever gotten with transfering a book to the
screen.
Especially since this film was made in the 1940s. Alan Ladd
acting was always dynamic. He was truly a good actor.
I wish the movie distrbutors would put more of these great
films on dvd.
Because a lot of these movies that were released on vhs.
in the 80s and 90s. Have or are going out of print.
And will no longer be available to the general public,
(at a resonable price!).
So if you can find a copy of this film, then please buy it.
Perhaps even try to transfer it on to dvd.

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- Two Years Before the Mast
This is a great old movie that is never shown on television any more. I wish they would release it on DVD.

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