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16/11/1940 Drama, War 1h 45m
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The Love of Women in Their Eyes... The Salt of the Sea in Their Blood!

Overview

The crew of the merchant ship Glencairn hope to survive a transatlantic crossing during World War II. Adapted from four Eugene O'Neill one-act plays.

  1. John Ford

    Director

Top billed cast

  1. John Wayne

    Ole Olsen

  2. Thomas Mitchell

    Driscoll

  3. Ian Hunter

    Smitty

  4. Barry Fitzgerald

    Cocky

  5. Wilfrid Lawson

    Captain

  6. John Qualen

    Axel

  7. Mildred Natwick

    Freda

  8. Ward Bond

    Yank

  9. Arthur Shields

    Donkeyman

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Reviews

A review by CinemaSerf
Written by CinemaSerf on 2025-01-15
John Wayne takes on the mantle of a Swedish sailor embarked on a freighter carrying a cargo of high explosives from the USA to the UK at that start of WWII. His "Olsen" character is maybe the most stable of the crew aboard the vessel as at least he has an home and an elderly mother to go home to. Just about everyone else on the ship is truly rudderless. They live their lives staving of the peril and the loneliness by drinking as much rum as they can lay their hands on and availing themselves of any ladies who will deign to come aboard. It's a tight community and though they fight and bicker, s...read the rest
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Status
Released

Original Language
English

Budget
$0.00

Revenue
$0.00

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