Captains Courageous (1977)
- Director(s):
- Harvey Hart
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Synopsis of Captains Courageous
Captains Courageous is Rudyard Kipling's story of a wealthy, spoiled teenager who matures into responsible manhood during an enforced voyage on a fishing schooner. The 1937 MGM version of the Kipling tale lowered the age of the protagonist to accommodate juvenile star Freddie Bartholomew, and re-shaped the plot so that the Portuguese fisherman Manuel, played by Spencer Tracy, would be the leading role. This 1977 TV-movie version wisely restores the full age of Harvey Cheyne (Jonathan Kahn), reiterating Kipling's point that it's never too late to steer a young man on the right path. The 1977 version also relegates Manuel (Ricardo Montalban) to the secondary position he held in the novel, strengthening the growing friendship and mutual respect between young Harvey and wise old captain Danko (Karl Malden). Filmed on location off the Maine coast, The TV version of Captains Courageous originally aired December 4, 1977. ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide
Complete Cast of Captains Courageous
- Neville Brand - Little Penn
- Charles Dierkop - Tom Platt
- Shay Duffin - Chief Steward
- Redmond Gleeson - Phillips
- Stan Haze - Cook
- Karl Malden - Capt. Disko Troop
- Fritz Weaver - Harvey Cheyne Sr.
- Stanja Lowe - Mrs. Cheyne
- Randy Faustino - Boy
- Jeff Corey - Salters
- Johnny Doran - Dan
- Milton Frome - Mr. Atkins
- Fred Gwynne - Long Jack
- Jonathan Kahn - Harvey Cheyne
- Ricardo Montalban - Manuel
- Don Plumley - Capt. Olley
- Len Wayland - McLean
- Orville Young - Capt. Bush
- Director(s):
- Harvey Hart
- Writer(s):
- John Gay
- Producer(s):
- Norman Rosemont
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