Two Years Before the Mast (film)
- Two Years Before the Mast (film)
Infobox Film
name = Two Years Before the Mast
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director = John Farrow
producer = Seton I. Miller
writer = Richard Henry Dana, Jr. (novel)
Seton I. Miller
George Bruce
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starring = Alan Ladd
Brian Donlevy
William Bendix
Howard Da Silva
Esther Fernández
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distributor = Paramount Pictures
released = November 22, 1946
runtime = 98 minutes
country = USA
language = English
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imdb_id = 0039056
"Two Years Before the Mast" is a 1946 adventure film based on Richard Henry Dana, Jr.'s novel of the same name. It starred Alan Ladd, Brian Donlevy, William Bendix, Howard Da Silva and Esther Fernández.
Plot summary
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 (Brian Donlevy).
External links
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