The Long Voyage Home (1940)
Movie Info
Cast
as Olson
as Driscoll
as Smitty
as Cocky
as Yank
as Freda
as Axel
as Donkey Man
as Captain
as Davis
as Limehouse crimp
as Tropical Woman
as Girls in Canoe
as Scotty
as Joe, Limehouse barman
as First Mate
as Paddy
as Johnny Bergman
as Narvey
as Big Frank
as Tim
as Limehouse Roustabout
as Tim
as Max
as Second Lieutenant
as First Mate of Amindra
as Dock Policeman
as Captain of Amindra
as Cook
as Scotty
as Mr. Clifton
as Kate
as London Policeman
as Mag
as Bumboat Girl
as Bumboat Girl
as Bumboat Girl
as Captain of Amindra
as Bumboat Girl
as Bumboat Girl
as Bumboat Girl
as British Naval Officer
as Bald Man
as Paddy
as Seaman
as Limehouse Roustabout
as Dock Policeman
as London Policeman
Critic Reviews for The Long Voyage Home
All Critics (9) | Top Critics (1) | Fresh (9) | Rotten (0)
One of the finest of all the movies that deal with life at sea, and one of the most successful of all attempts to put Eugene O'Neill on film ...
It's not the most focused and sustained movie, but the solid acting and elegant direction elevate this to another level. What could have been a routine melodrama ends up being quite a classy production.
An eerily beautiful wartime film.
Less a plot-driven movie than a meandering look at the nomadic men who make their lives on the high seas for various reasons.
Shot by master cinematographer Gregg Toland, this is one of John Ford's most visually expressive film, one that also features the young John Wayne in a strong performance
Mainly noted for the quality innovative photography done by cinematographer Gregg Toland.
Audience Reviews for The Long Voyage Home
A year before the United States entered WW2 (although it was already hot over in Europe) comes this adaptation of Eugene O'Neill's look at the lives of a crew of merchant seamen. John Ford uses many of his usual players, something of a theater company, and so the camaraderie of old hands working together permeates the work. John Wayne is listed as the star but that's not necessarily so. This is Thomas Mitchell's film, with Barry Fitzgerald co-starring, but its really a company work. Wayne is only in a supporting role as a Swedish crewman (and one of the worst Swedish accents in film history short of comedy, but the Duke is game and throws with all he has). It's a interesting tale in that, like the lives of the men portrayed, there is no real destination, only the going from port to port, dealing with the problems every voyage might present, little lost boys of the sea ... and so an undercurrent of sadness ... good storytelling.
Super Reviewer
Dreadfully dull tale featuring a very young John Wayne talking about probably the most boring cross Atlantic trip ever taken. Someone is a German spy on board and the audience doesn't care.
Super Reviewer
Story of a mixed bunch a merchant sailors. It's funny to hear John Wayne play a Swede. His accent is almost as bad as Jamie Lee Curtis's one in Trading Places, and that was on purpose. Thomas Mitchell is a character as always.
Super Reviewer
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