

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.
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Cast

Richard Widmark
Dan Lunceford

Lionel Barrymore
Bering Joy

Dean Stockwell
Jed Joy

Cecil Kellaway
Slush Tubbs

Gene Lockhart
Andrew L. Bush

Berry Kroeger
Manchester

John McIntire
Thatch

Harry Morgan
Britton

Harry Davenport
Benjamin Harris

Paul Harvey
John Briggs

Jay C. Flippen
Luke Sewell

Robert Adler
Crew Member (uncredited)
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