Captains Courageous (1937) | |
| Director(s) | Victor Fleming |
| Producer(s) | Louis D. Lighton |
| Top Genres | Adventure, Drama, Family, Film Adaptation |
| Top Topics | Book-Based, Children, Coming of Age, Sailors / The Sea |
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Captains Courageous Overview:
Captains Courageous (1937) was a Adventure - Drama Film directed by Victor Fleming and produced by Louis D. Lighton.
The film was based on the novel of the same name written by Rudyard Kipling published in 1897.
SYNOPSIS
Perfect family entertainment in the classic Hollywood style. In this Kipling story, the spoiled son of a shipping magnate (Bartholomew) falls overboard from a luxury liner and is picked up by a Nantucket fishing schooner captained by the Oscar-winning Tracy. Forced to earn his keep, the boy's extended voyage and warm relationship with the captain show him what's important in life. Remade for television in 1977 and 1996. Four Academy Award nominations, including Best Picture and Best Screenplay.
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Academy Awards 1937 --- Ceremony Number 10 (source: AMPAS)
| Award | Recipient | Result |
| Best Actor | Spencer Tracy | Won |
| Best Film Editing | Elmo Veron | Nominated |
| Best Picture | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer | Nominated |
| Best Writing | John Lee Mahin, Marc Connelly, Dale Van Every | Nominated |
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Captains Courageous (1937, Victor Fleming)
By Andrew Wickliffe on Aug 15, 2017 From The Stop ButtonAs Captains Courageous enters its third act, Spencer Tracy (as a Portugese fisherman) reminds Freddie Bartholomew (a spoiled blue blood kid Tracy rescues after he falls overboard from an ocean liner) it’s almost time to go home to his regular life. It’s a shock for Bartholomew, but also ... Read full article
CAPTAINS COURAGEOUS.
By Crystal Kalyana on Dec 28, 2014 From In The Good Old Days Of Classic HollywoodToday comes my second last review for Novembers installment of “Random Movies Month” to be exhibited on Monty and Desiree’s website, so for Friday’s feature I’m reviewing “Captains Courageous” starring Spencer Tracy and Freddie Bartholomew. Spencer Tracy and... Read full article
Captains Courageous (1937)
By Beatrice on Sep 19, 2013 From Flickers in TimeCaptains Courageous Directed by Victor Fleming Written by John Lee Mahin, Marc Connelly, and Dale Van Every based on a novel by Rudyard Kipling 1937/USA Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer First viewing #104 of 1001 Movies You Must See Before You Die I thought this one was very moving, with some great performanc... Read full article
Captains Courageous (1937) at The Somerville Theater
By Google profile on Jun 25, 2011 From Out of the Past - A Classic Film BlogAbout MeBlogger, Out of the Past - A Classic Film Blog and more. Please add my Google profile to your circles. One of these things is not like the others. One of these things just doesn't belong. Does your local theater have this kind of variety? I doubt it! Please, sir. Could you show me the... Read full article
Captains Courageous
By Alyson on Jun 18, 2010 From The Best Picture ProjectHow do you teach a spoiled brat some respect? ?Throw him aboard a?fishing boat. That’s what happens to young Harvey Cheyne (Freddie Bartholomew). ?When we first meet the boy, he’s spoiled rotten and believes that his father’s money can get him anything. ?He uses it as a threat agai... Read full article
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Quotes from
Harvey: Girls?
Manuel Fidello: Oh sure, beautiful girls. I got maybe five, six girls in Gloucester. I tell each one I like her best. You gotta tell big lies to girls to make them happy.
Manuel Fidello: Wake up, Little Fish. Hey, wake up, wake up! Somebody think you dead, they have celebrations.
Manuel Fidello: Protecting, Harvey, from Long Jack's anger"You touch that kid I tear you apart see!"
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Facts about
Spencer Tracy initially turned down the role of Manuel because he thought it was too secondary to the boy. He did not attempt a Portuguese accent but instead based his accent for the film on a Yiddish voice he had used during an early theater performance. He initially hated his performance in the movie until it won him good reviews and an Oscar nomination.
Spencer Tracy was initially reluctant to take on the part of Manuel, mainly because he had to sing in several scenes and get his hair curled. His new curly locks provided a lot of amusement to his friends and fellow actors. Joan Crawford, for instance, referred to him as Harpo (after Harpo Marx, the curly-haired Marx Brother).
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