Two Years Before the Mast
Released: November 22, 1946Runtime: 98 min
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).
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Alan Ladd
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Brian Donlevy
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William Bendix
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Barry Fitzgerald
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Howard Da Silva
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Albert Dekker
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Luis Van Rooten
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Roman Bohnen
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