Down to the Sea in Ships

Lionel Barrymore, Richard Widmark and Dean Stockwell star in this action adventure remake directed by Henry Hathaway.

Aging and ailing whaling ship captain Bering Joy (Barrymore) goes on a final journey with his young grandson Jed (Stockwell) across precarious waters to the South Atlantic in an effort to teach him some seafaring skills.

First Mate Dan Lunceford (Widmark) disapproves of the captain's methods, however, and while trouble brews between them, the voyage becomes increasingly treacherous...