Captains Courageous

Boys Town Spencer Tracy won an Oscar for his portrayal of Father Flanagan, who opens Boys Town and dedicates himself to helping juvenile delinquents go straight. Mickey Rooney plays one of the tougher kids, figuring out early on that Flanagan is nobody's fool. Warmhearted and inspiring, th...	The Old Man and the Sea The classic Ernest Hemingway novel about man battling nature and the demons within himself is adapted admirably in this 1958 film starring the legendary Spencer Tracy. Playing the fisherman who goes on an intense and futile quest as he contemplates his own nature, Tracy turns in ...	Moby Dick There are so many things right about this 1956 production of Moby Dick, it's a shame it is remembered for the one (debatable) thing wrong with it. As Captain Ahab, the bearded, one-legged, insanely obsessed whaler, Gregory Peck has often been called miscast. The mild, level-heade...	Little Lord Fauntleroy (1936) (B&W) Set in the late 19th century, this David O. Selznick masterpiece brings Burnett's classic literary tale to life with a refreshing flair. Cedric "Ceddie" Erroll is an endearing Brooklyn boy who can hold his own in a street fight, often aided by r	Sergeant York (Two-Disc Special Edition) The story of a military man who captured over 100 germans singlehandedly in wwi. Studio: Warner Home Video Release Date: 11/07/2006 Starring: Gary Cooper Joan Leslie Run time: 134 minutes Rating: Nr
The Good Earth MGM's status as the "class" studio was fully engaged when production chief Irving Thalberg took on this expensive, serious adaptation of Pearl Buck's Pulitzer Prize-winning novel. A smooth entertainment with a stiff portion of this-is-good-for-you seriousness, The Good Earth epi...	Treasure Island For many people, this 1934 version is the definitive Treasure Island: the great chemistry between Wallace Beery and Jackie Cooper, the rousing pirate anthems, and the stubborn parrot on the shoulder. The pairing of the actors was a cinch, coming three years after their tremendo...	The Grapes of Wrath Ranking No. 21 on the American Film Institute's list of the 100 greatest American films, this 1940 classic is a bit dated in its noble sentimentality, but it remains a luminous example of Hollywood classicism from the peerless director of mythic Americana, John Ford. Adapted by N...	Captains Courageous (REGION 1) (NTSC) (1996) Studio: Platinum Disc Llc Release Date: 06/07/2005 Run time: 92 minutes Rating: Pg	Inherit the Wind Two of the juiciest roles in the American theater fall at the feet of Spencer Tracy and Fredric March, and both men make a meal of it. Inherit the Wind, based on the play by Jerome Lawrence and Robert E. Lee, is a slightly fictionalized account of the Scopes Monkey Trial, that ga...

Captains Courageous
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Spoiled little Rich kid snob saved from himself by gruff old fisherman
This is a timeless tale of the little rich kid snob saved from himself by the gruff old man. Its pretty good and involves a rich kid sneaking beer and smoking cigars, getting sick, and then falling overboard while puking over the side of the luxury cruise ship. He gets picked up by a Nantucket fishing boat that is just going out and won't be back to port for like 3 months. He tells everyone how rich he is, and take him back to port now, and his father will pay for the lost fishing, but of course no one believes him so he is forced to do chores and interact with the crew and of course its the best thing that could have happened to the little fellow. Spencer Tracy plays the part of a Portuguese fisherman, and does a good job except I found his fake accent very jarring and unlifelike, although this did not stop him from winning an award for his performance, The only thing that I did not like about this movie was that it was on VHS not DVD.

A film classic with humor, intelligent content and values
This is the first movie I remember seeing. I was probably five or six years old and the images in it have remained with me for the next 70 yrs. of life. Recently I saw it again for the first time and realized why it is such a "classic." The story is peopled by very human figures: a father and son who really care for each other but have disconnected through their affluent life style, the Grand Banks fishermen whose hardscrabble lives don't allow for any human warmth to show through, the simple faith of one of them who is strong in honor despite his great lack of more than subsistance living. Human compassion and its fleeting presence is etched against life on the rugged sailing ships completing their work no matter the hardship.

Still Gripping
I first watched this as a boy in the 1950's. The film was old then and moved me. It still does. I think in this modern day when so many boys have too much stuff and not enough father - that they too act out. One of the most mythic searches of all is for the father who really cares for us and in caring also asks us to be a man. Freddie Bartholomew was a genius. His transformation from the spoiled brat to the young man is one of the wonders of film. The real footage of the schooner life can never be replicated. The redemptive power of the story and the characters are mythic - I think I will watch it again tonight

CaptainsCourageous
This movie is an oldie but goodie. The story is well presented and I like this version. It doesn't have the type of special effects used in the modern movies, but the story hauls you in and you feel more of the emotional effects of the action taking place. It is a classic and gives you an appriecation of the old time movie making.