Two Years Before the Mast

Two Years Before the Mast

98 mins | Drama, Adventure | Nov. 22, 1946

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).

Two Years Before the Mast

98 mins | Drama, Adventure | Nov. 22, 1946

Two Years Before the Mast
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).
IMDb rating 6.9
Producers Paramount
Original title Two Years Before the Mast
Directors Clem Jones, John Farrow
Writers Richard Henry Dana Jr., George Bruce, Seton I. Miller

Cast

Alan Ladd

as Charles Stewart

Brian Donlevy

as Richard Henry Dana

William Bendix

as First Mate Amazeen

Barry Fitzgerald

as Terence O'Feenaghty

Howard Da Silva

as Captain Francis A. Thompson

Esther Fernández

as Maria Dominguez

Albert Dekker

as Brown

Luis van Rooten

as 2nd Mate Foster

Darryl Hickman

as Sam Hooper

Roman Bohnen

as Macklin

Ray Collins

as Gordon Stewart

Theodore Newton

as Hayes

Tom Powers

as Bellamer

James Burke

as Carrick

Frank Faylen

as Hansen