Captains Courageous

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A boy learns life-changing lessons about the importance of friendship and the dignity of labor in this adventure saga based on a story by Rudyard Kipling. Young Harvey Cheyne (Freddie Bartholomew) is the working definition of a spoiled brat; the only child of a wealthy widowed businessman, Harvey has everything he needs, but never stops asking for more, convinced he can get anything if he yells, pouts, or throws the right tantrum. Even other boys his age are disgusted with his antics, and when he accompanies his father on an ocean cruise, he finds he has no friends to play with. After wolfing down six ice-cream sodas, Harvey gets sick to his stomach and while vomiting over the side of the ship, he falls into the drink. He is rescued by Manuel (Spencer Tracy), a Portuguese old salt who drags him on board a Gloucester fishing boat where he’s a deck hand and doryman. Harvey shows no gratitude to Manuel for saving his life and demands to be taken home immediately; Manuel and the crew, not the least bit sympathetic, inform him that once they’ve filled the ship’s hold with fresh catch, they’ll return to shore, and not a moment sooner. Over the next few weeks, Harvey grows from a self-centered pantywaist into a young man who appreciates the value of a hard day’s work, and in Manuel he finds the strength, guidance, and good sense that he never got from his father. Spencer Tracy earned an Academy Award for his performance in Captains Courageous and even sings a bit; the story was parodied years later (with a few rather drastic changes) in the Chris Elliott vehicle Cabin Boy., A spoiled little rich boy gets a tough lesson in life from Oscar-winning salty sea dog Spencer Tracy in this great adaptation of Kipling’s classic tale., Harvey Cheyne is a spoiled brat used to having his own way. When a prank goes wrong on board an ocean liner Harvey ends up overboard and nearly drowns. Fortunately he’s picked up by a fishing boat just heading out for the season. He must stay on the boat until it returns from it’s trip., A spoiled little rich boy (Freddie Bartholomew) gets a tough lesson in life from salty sea dog Spencer Tracy in this adaptation of Kipling’s classic tale., A spoiled rich boy is lost at sea and rescued by a fishing boat, where hard work and responsibility help him become a man., Spencer Tracy won Best Actor as an earthy Portuguese fisherman who takes under wing a tycoon’s spoiled young son who’s fallen off a transatlantic luxury liner and been by a passing fishing boat. It’s a coming-of-age adventure during which the lad learns lessons in respect, self-sufficiency and discipline. The Best Picture nominee is based on the Rudyard Kipling book.

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