

Captain Horatio Hornblower R.N.
DirectorRaoul Walsh
“The sun never sets on his world of adventure.”
Captain Horatio Hornblower leads his ship HMS Lydia on a perilous transatlantic voyage, during which his faithful crew battle both a Spanish warship and a ragged band of Central American rebels.
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Cast

Gregory Peck
Capt. Horatio Hornblower R.N

Virginia Mayo
Lady Barbara Wellesley

Robert Beatty
Lt. William Bush

Moultrie Kelsall
Lt. Crystal

Terence Morgan
2nd Lt. Gerard

James Kenney
Midshipman Longley

James Robertson Justice
Seaman Quist

Denis O'Dea
RAdm. Sir Rodney Leighton

Richard Hearne
Polwheal (Hornblower's Batman)
Michael Dolan
Surgeon Gundarson

Stanley Baker
Mr. Harrison (Bosun)

Alan Tilvern
Hernandez
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