Its themes are entirely relevant to this day, and even technically %u2013 with the integration of sound stage and open sea footage %u2013 it stands the test of time
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05/15/08
Captains Courageous (1937)
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Reviews Counted: 14
Fresh: 13
Rotten:1
Average Rating: 7.6/10
Runtime: 1 hr 56 mins
Genre: Action/Adventure
Synopsis: Based on Rudyard Kipling's classic novel, cast with top-notch actors, and helmed by Victor Fleming, an A-list director at the height of his craft, CAPTAINS COURAGEOUS is a golden-era classic. Freddie Bartholomew plays Harvey Cheyne, a... [More]
Starring: Spencer Tracy, Freddie Bartholomew, Lionel Barrymore, Mickey Rooney
Director: Victor Fleming
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One of the all time best. Adventure, love, and tears. Tracy and Bartholomew are terrific.
02/17/08
Once you accepted Spencer Tracy as a Portuguese fisherman, Victor Fleming's version of Kipling's sea-adventure novel is enjoyable and well-crafted by standards of the times.
02/13/08
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06/24/06
While perhaps not the "all-time classic" that some of its contemporaries are, Captains Courageous still stands up pretty well today.
03/09/06
Bartholomew's transition from evil brat to nice kid is so subtle that it's surprising when you notice it.
06/04/05
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05/24/03
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05/20/03
Top Critic Well-directed, well-acted coming-of-age tale that may have the most hard-bitten viewer in tears by the end.
09/25/01
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01/01/00
Top Critic One of cinema's greatest classic adventure stories is Captains Courageous (1937), an adaptation of Rudyard Kipling's novel.
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