"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."
Richard Widmark
as Dan Lunceford
Lionel Barrymore
as Bering Joy
Dean Stockwell
as Jed Joy
Cecil Kellaway
as Slush Tubbs
Gene Lockhart
as Andrew L. Bush
Berry Kroeger
as Manchester
John McIntire
as Thatch
Harry Morgan
as Britton
Harry Davenport
as Benjamin Harris
Paul Harvey
as John Briggs
Jay C. Flippen
as Luke Sewell
Robert Adler
as Crew Member (uncredited)
Jimmy Hawkins
as Boy (uncredited)
Sy Bartlett
Story
Henry Hathaway
Director
Screenplay
Fred Sersen
Special Effects
Dorothy Spencer
Editor
Edward B. Powell
Orchestrator
Walter M. Scott
Set Decoration
Louis D. Lighton
Producer
John Lee Mahin
Alfred Newman
Music
Ray Kellogg
Lyle R. Wheeler
Art Direction
Ben Nye
Makeup Artist
Roger Heman Sr.
Sound
Thomas Little
Charles LeMaire
Costume Supervisor
Ben Hayne
Joseph MacDonald
Director of Photography
W.D. Flick