Down to the Sea in Ships 75 years old

Thar She Blows!

Down to the Sea in Ships

During a whaling expedition in the late 1800's, the aging Captain Bering Joy (Lionel Barrymore) and his new first mate, Dan Lunceford (Richard Widmark) engage in a battle of wills concerning the education of the captain's struggling grandson.

Credits

Down to the Sea in Ships Cast

Name Character
Richard Widmark He was 34, 93 years old when he died as Dan Lunceford
Dean Stockwell He was 12, now 88 years old as Jed Joy
Harry Morgan He was 33, 96 years old when he died as Britton (as Henry Morgan)
Jay C. Flippen He was 49, 71 years old when he died as Luke Sewell
Gene Lockhart He was 57, 65 years old when he died as Andrew L. Bush
John McIntire He was 41, 83 years old when he died as Thatch
Lionel Barrymore He was 70, 76 years old when he died as Captain Bering Joy
Cecil Kellaway He was 55, 79 years old when he died as Slush Tubbs
Harry Davenport He was 83, 83 years old when he died as Benjamin Harris
Paul Harvey He was 30, 90 years old when he died as Capt. John Briggs
Berry Kroeger He was 36, 78 years old when he died as Manchester

Down to the Sea in Ships Crew

Name Department
Louis D. Lighton as Producer. He was 53 (67) years old when He died Production
Ben Hayne as Art Direction. Art
Thomas Little as Set Decoration. He was 62 (98) years old when He died Art
Roger Heman Sr. as Sound. He was 50 (71) years old when He died Sound
Walter M. Scott as Set Decoration. He was 42 (82) years old when He died Art
W.D. Flick as Sound. He was 48 (64) years old when He died Sound
Charles Le Maire as Costume Supervisor. He was 51 (88) years old when He died Costume & Make-Up
Ben Nye as Makeup Artist. He was 42 (79) years old when He died Costume & Make-Up
Henry Hathaway as Director. He was 50 (86) years old when He died Directing
Ray Kellogg as Special Effects. He was 43 (75) years old when He died Crew
Dorothy Spencer as Editor. She was 40 (93) years old when She died Editing
Sy Bartlett as Screenplay. He was 48 (77) years old when He died Writing
Sy Bartlett as Story. He was 48 (77) years old when He died Writing
John Lee Mahin as Screenplay. He was 46 (81) years old when He died Writing
Joseph Macdonald as Director of Photography. He was 86 (79) years old when He died Camera
Fred Sersen as Special Effects. He was 58 (72) years old when He died Crew
Edward B. Powell as Orchestrator. He was 40 (75) years old when He died Sound
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Down to the Sea in Ships (75 years)

Thar She Blows!

  • Release day: Tuesday, February 15, 1949
  • Runtime: 120 minutes