During a whaling expedition in the late 1800's, the aging Captain Bering Joy (Lionel Barrymore) and his new first mate, Dan Lunceford (Richard Widmark) engage in a battle of wills concerning the education of the captain's struggling grandson.
as Dan Lunceford
as Bering Joy
as Jed Joy
as Slush Tubbs
as Andrew L. Bush
as Manchester
as Thatch
as Britton
as Benjamin Harris
as John Briggs
as Luke Sewell
as Crew Member (uncredited)
as Boy (uncredited)
