Captains Courageous1937
Captains Courageous (1937)
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Cast
as Harvey
as Manuel
as Disko
as Cheyne
as Dan Troop
as Long Jack
as Uncle Salters
as Old Clement

as Doc

as Cushman
as Priest
as Dr. Finley

as Tyler

as Charles
as Tom

as Elliott
as Burns
as Dr. Walsh

as Steward

as Pogey

as Alvin

as Nate Rogers

as Secretary Cobb
as Boy
as Boy

as Mrs. Disko
as Crew

as Crew

as Crew

as Crew

as Crew

as Crew

as Crew

as Crew

as Lars
as Minister

as Black Woman

as Nate's Wife

as Reporter
as Reporter

as Reporter

as Bits

as Reporter
as Taxi Driver
as Soda Steward

as Corridor Steward
as Thin Man
as Skipper of Ship

as Capt. Anderson

as Fisherman
as Captain of Flying Swan

as Sailor on Flying Swan

as Butler
as Skipper of Blue Gill

as Robbins

as Chester's Wife
Critic Reviews for Captains Courageous
All Critics (18) | Fresh (17) | Rotten (1)
Spencer Tracy delivers a superb performance as the reluctant but unquestionably inspiring father figure, brimming with ideal values, morals, work ethics, and courage.
At once the most virile and the tenderest of recent Hollywood photoplays; should rank high on any list of best pictures of all time.
Captains Courageous is such a beautiful and thrilling picture that one hesitates to classify it as a family film for fear people who haven't any families may be alarmed into staying away.
If that's a Portuguese accent Tracy is sporting, then I'm Katharine Hepburn -- if anything, his performance appears to be based on Chico Marx. Nevertheless, this is top-notch entertainment.
An unlikely love story of two opposites splendidly directed by Fleming.
Its themes are entirely relevant to this day, and even technically %u2013 with the integration of sound stage and open sea footage %u2013 it stands the test of time
Audience Reviews for Captains Courageous
A great adventure story of the sea that's not about adventure per se but work, hard work. A spoiled rich kid finds himself on a fishing vessel for 3 months where he must earn his keep and his Daddy's money cuts no mustard. He is taken under wing by a boisterous Portuguese fisherman (Spencer Tracy) who teaches the kid by mere proximity life lessons about responsibility, pride in a job well done, simple joy in life, as well as the transformative powers of respect. The seafaring scenes alone are dramatic.
Super Reviewer
First of all I don't like animal related movies, but I do like pirate movies, which is really weird, I know. Second, this movie is really long. It starts out interesting, but gets more and more boring as it goes on. I didn't see the end because I was tired of watching this movie.
Super Reviewer
Spencer Tracy did not think this a great performance, but he won the 1937 best actor Oscar. I have to agree with Tracy's evaluation, but it doesn't detract from the fact that this is a wonderful movie. It's a great coming of age story, and Freddie Bartholomew deserves at least equal praise for not sinking this into sentimental slosh. In fact the entire cast, from Melvyn Douglas, to Lionel Barrymore, to Mickey Rooney, to John Carradine, all deserve high praise for a masterful ensemble effort. One of the best movies I've seen in a good while. Strangely, the director, Victor Fleming, was not nominated for an Oscar. He should have been. It takes a skilled director to so beautifully coordinate such a wealth of talent.
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