1946
6.2 (8 votes)
1h 38m
Genres
Adventure
Drama
Production Companies
Paramount Pictures
Two Years Before the Mast
The world famous novel on the screen at last!
Overview
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).
Key Crew
Producer: Buddy G. DeSylva, Seton I. Miller
Director: John Farrow
Director of Photography: Ernest Laszlo
Top Cast
Videos
TWO YEARS BEFORE THE MAST (Trailer)
