| | Captains Courageous DVD (1 Customer Review)
| Category | Dramas DVDs, Action/Adventure Movies, Family Videos, Recommended, Classic, Essential Cinema, Coming Of Age, Kids Adventure, High Seas | | Starring | Spencer Tracy, John Carradine, Mickey Rooney, Leo G. Carroll, Lionel Barrymore, Charley Grapewin, Melvyn Douglas, Charles Trowbridge, Freddie Bartholomew, Walter Kingsford, Christian Rub | | Director | Victor Fleming | | Composer | Franz Waxman | | Director of Photography | Harold Rosson | | Editor | Elmo Vernon | | Producer | Louis D. Lighton | | Production Designer | Cedric Gibbons | | Screenwriter | John Lee Mahin, Marc Connelly, Dale Van Every | | Story | Rudyard Kipling |
Spencer Tracy won his first Best Actor Academy Award® for his towering portrait of the father every boy wishes for - virile, patient, wise and protective. Based on Rudyard Kipling's classic novel, cast with top-notch actors, and helmed by Victor Fleming, an A-list director at the height of his craft, CAPTAINS COURAGEOUS is a golden-era classic. Freddie Bartholomew plays Harvey Cheyne, a wealthy, spoiled 12-year-old who falls overboard on his way to Europe. When he regains consciousness on a Gloucester fishing boat, the ship's captain (Lionel Barrymore) puts him to work next to his own son (Mickey Rooney). Harvey sulks at first, then begins a warm relationship with Manuel (Spencer Tracy), a simple Portuguese fisherman. Manuel and the other crew members teach Harvey about life at sea. In the process, he learns to care deeply for the experienced fisherman while becoming a valued crew member himself. But Harvey has one more lesson to learn before he is reunited with his father (Melvyn Douglas). The impact of Kipling's tale collides with Harold Rosson's gorgeous photography and the stellar ensemble troop to make this film a lasting favorite. This Rudyard Kipling story is a family entertainment classic and one of the great films set on the high seas. Harvey Cheyne (Freddie Bartholomew), the spoiled son of a shipping magnate, falls overboard from a luxury liner and is picked up by a Nantucket fishing schooner. Aboard the schooner is a simple, honest, courageous Portuguese fisherman named Manuel, played expertly by Spencer Tracy in an Oscar-winning performance. Forced to earn his keep, Harvey's extended voyage and warm relationships with Manuel infuse him with a whole new set of life values. To capture background footage, director Victor Fleming sailed a double-masted schooner from Gloucester to Newfoundland and across the Panama Canal to Long Beach, California. The main action of the film, however, was shot along the California coast, requiring tanks of live cod to be shipped down from Washington.
The film inspired a pair of technical innovations. Spray-proof lenses were created special for the film, along with a unique camera housing that kept the camera stable on the choppy seas.
The main character, Harvey, is a 19-year-old boy in Rudyard Kipling's original novel. In the movie, he's changed to a 12-year-old.
Songs include: "Ooh, What a Terrible Man," "Blow a Man Down," and "What Shall We Do with a Drunken Sailor?" Captains Courageous | List Price | $19.98 (You save $5.13) | | Studio | Warner Home Video | | Orig Year | 1937 | | All Time Sales Rank |  5601  | | CD Universe Part number | 6997587 | | Catalog number | 67674 | | Discs | 1 | | Release Date | Jan 31, 2006 | | Rating | Not Rated | | Running Time | 111 Minutes | | Additional Info | Full Frame; Dubbed; Subtitled | | Movie Details | Color; Full Frame; Dubbed; Subtitled |
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The fishing schooner We're Here has just pulled up a different kind of fish: rich, 10-year-old Harvey Cheyne, who tumbled off the side of a sleek ocean liner. Harvey will have to wait months before the We're Here returns to harbor, months that will transform him from a spoiled whiner into an honorable young man - all because of the life lessons he learns from Manuel, the humble fisherman who befriends him.
From Rudyard Kipling's classic, Captains Courageous thrills with its seagoing action, grand scale and all-star cast. But what gives it full-masted magnificence is the chemistry between Freddie Bartholomew (Harvey) and Spencer Tracy (Manuel). Tracy won his first Best Actor Academy Award?* for his towering portrait of the father we all wish for: virile, patient, wise and protective. Set sail for cinema glory.
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Audio:
Dolby Digital Mono - English
Dolby Digital Mono - French
Subtitles - English, French, Spanish
Additional Release Material:
Additional Audio Material - "Leo Is on the Air" Radio Promo
Featurettes - "The Little Maestro"
- "Little Buck Cheeser"
Theatrical Trailers
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