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Alan Ladd stars as a the son of a wealthy ship magnate who finds himself forced to sail on one of his father's brutal ships in Two Years Before the Mast . Like the rest of the world's land-dwellers, Charles Stewart (Ladd) knew nothing of a sailor's life at sea… and as the son of a very rich ship owner, he never should have. Nevertheless, after being made to sail on the S.S. Pilgrim, he soon discovers the ocean of brutality that was a sailor's lot in life during the 1840's. Sickened and ultimately swayed by a sea of daily floggings, beatings and knifings, Charles must decide between silence and allegiance or mutiny against the ship's heartless Captain.
Original Release
01/31/1946
US Release
09/24/1946
Cast
Name | Character |
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Alan Ladd | Charles Stewart |
Brian Donlevy | Richard Henry Dana |
William Bendix | First Mate Amazeen |
Barry Fitzgerald | Terence O'Feenaghty |
Howard Da Silva | Captain Francis A. Thompson |
Esther Fernández | Maria Dominguez |
Albert Dekker | Brown |
Luis van Rooten | 2nd Mate Foster |
Darryl Hickman | Sam Hooper |
Roman Bohnen | Macklin |
Directors
Writers
Seton I. Miller, George Bruce, Richard Henry Dana Jr.
Cast
Name | Character |
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Alan Ladd | Charles Stewart |
Brian Donlevy | Richard Henry Dana |
William Bendix | First Mate Amazeen |
Barry Fitzgerald | Terence O'Feenaghty |
Howard Da Silva | Captain Francis A. Thompson |
Esther Fernández | Maria Dominguez |
Albert Dekker | Brown |
Luis van Rooten | 2nd Mate Foster |
Darryl Hickman | Sam Hooper |
Roman Bohnen | Macklin |
Ray Collins | Gordon Stewart |
Theodore Newton | Hayes |
Tom Powers | Bellamer |
James Burke | Carrick |
Frank Faylen | Hansen |
Stanley Andrews | Policeman |
Byron Barr | Friend |
Ted Billings | Crimp |
Al Bridge | Publisher |
George Bruggeman | Sailor |
Producers
Name | Role |
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Buddy G. DeSylva | Executive Producer |
Seton I. Miller | Producer |
Buddy G. DeSylva | Producer |