Captains Courageous (1937)
Harvey Cheyne is the spoiled and yet neglected son of a wealthy businessman. He believes he can succeed in life by lying, cheating, and crying. He is expelled from school and travels to Europe with his father. Harvey falls off the liner as it passes the Grand Banks and is rescued by a fishing boat. Although most of the crew finds the boy too entitled, Manuel, a Portuguese fisherman, takes care of him, and the boy gradually responds to the kindness he has never experienced before. During a competition with another ship, Manuel falls into the sea and is killed. Harvey is devastated. The boat returns to Gloucester, and Harvey is reunited with his father. Having learned some important lessons, Harvey lights a candle in memory of Manuel.
Books with substantial mentioning of Captains Courageous
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Tom Weaver, Biography by Gregory William Mank John Carradine: The Films Jefferson, NC, 1999 |
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Stanley Hochman (editor) From Quasimodo to Scarlett O'Hara, A National Board of Review Anthology 1920 - 1940 New York, 1982 |
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| David Zinman 50 Classic Motion Pictures, The Stuff That Dreams Are Made Of New York, 1970 |
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Donald Descher The Films of Spencer Tracy New York, 1968 |
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Books with an entry on Captains Courageous
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Paul Michael, editor in chief. James Robert Parish, associate editor The American movies reference book, The sound era Englewood Cliffs, N.J.,, 1969 |
