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Captains Courageous is a 1937 film, based on the novel by Rudyard Kipling. It follows the adventures of Harvey Cheyne Jr., (Freddie Bartholomew), the arrogant and spoiled son of a railroad tycoon, who is washed overboard from a transatlantic steamship and rescued by fishermen on the Grand Banks. Harvey cannot persuade them to take him ashore, nor convince them of his wealth. However, the captain of the We're Heres, Disko Troop, (Lionel Barrymore), offers him a job as part of the crew until they return to port. With no other choice, Harvey accepts.

Under the guidance of Manuel (Spencer Tracy), a good-hearted Portuguese fisherman, he thrives in the new rough life. Tragically, Harvey loses his surrogate father when Manuel is drowned in an accident. Eventually, the schooner returns to port and Harvey wires his parents. They rush to the fishing town and find to their amazement that their child has become a mature, considerate young man.

The movie was produced by Louis D. Lighton and directed by Victor Fleming. Tracy won the Academy Award for Best Actor for his work in this film. The cast also included Lionel Barrymore, Melvyn Douglas, Mickey Rooney, and John Carradine.

The movie also gained nominations for three other Academy Awards:

Best Picture - Louis D. Lighton, producer
Best Film Editing - Elmo Veron
Best Writing, Screenplay - Marc Connelly, John Lee Mahin and Dale Van Every

Category:1937 films Category:Best Actor Oscar (film) Category:Best Picture Oscar Nominee Category:Drama films Category:Films directed by Victor Fleming

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