Movie · Adventure · Drama

When spoiled Harvey Cheyne (Freddie Bartholomew) is suspended from boarding school, his businessman father (Melvyn Douglas) takes him to Europe on a business trip. When the rebellious lad falls overboard from the steamship, he is saved from death by humble fisherman Manuel Fidello (Spencer Tracy) and forced by the captain of the fishing schooner (Lionel Barrymore) to become a low-ranking member of the ship's crew alongside the captain's own son (Mickey Rooney).

1937 · 1h 57m
Director Victor Fleming

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When spoiled Harvey Cheyne (Freddie Bartholomew) is suspended from boarding school, his businessman father (Melvyn Douglas) takes him to Europe on a business trip. When the rebellious lad falls overboard from the steamship, he is saved from death by humble fisherman Manuel Fidello (Spencer Tracy) and forced by the captain of the fishing schooner (Lionel Barrymore) to become a low-ranking member of the ship's crew alongside the captain's own son (Mickey Rooney).

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Average 7.9
Reviews 18
Fresh 17
Rotten 1

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Studio
Warner Bros.
Released
1937
Run Time
1 hr 57 min
Rated
Tout public
Region of Origin
United States
© 1937 Warner Bros. Entertainment Inc.

Languages

Original Audio
English
Audio

English (United States) (AAC), French (France) (AAC)

Subtitles

English (CC), Danish (Denmark) , Dutch (Netherlands) , Finnish (Finland) , French (France) , German (Germany) , Greek (Greece) , Italian (Italy) , Norwegian , Spanish (Spain) , Swedish

Accessibility

Closed captions refer to subtitles in available languages with the addition of relevant non-dialogue information.