Captains Courageous (1937) Cast & Crew

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Directed by Victor Fleming.

Cast

• Freddie Bartholomew as Harvey Cheyne
• Spencer Tracy as Manuel Fidello
• Lionel Barrymore as Captain Disko Troop
• Melvyn Douglas as Frank Burton Cheyne
• Charley Grapewin as Uncle Salters
• Mickey Rooney as Dan Troop
• John Carradine as Long Jack
• Oscar O'Shea as Captain Walt Cushman
• Jack La Rue as Priest
• Walter Kingsford as Dr. Finley
• Donald Briggs as Tyler
• Sam McDaniel as 'Doc'
• Bill Burrud as Charles
• Norman Ainsley as Robbins (uncredited)
• C.E. Anderson as Fisherman (uncredited)
• Edward Peil Sr. as Fisherman (uncredited)
• Wally Albright as Boy (uncredited)
• Lee Van Atta as Boy (uncredited)
• Tommy Bupp as Boy on Ship (uncredited)
• Gene Reynolds as Boy in Print Shop (uncredited)
• Betty Alden as Bit Role (uncredited)
• Sherry Hall as Bit Role (uncredited)
• Mira McKinney as Bit Role (uncredited)
• Dennis O'Keefe as Bit Role (uncredited)
• William Arnold as Reporter (uncredited)
• Don Brodie as Reporter (uncredited)
• Bobby Watson as Reporter (uncredited)
• Art Berry Sr. as Capt. Anderson (uncredited)
• Jack Kennedy as Captain of Flying Swan (uncredited)
• Wade Boteler as Skipper of Blue Gill (uncredited)
• Lloyd Ingraham as Skipper of Ship (uncredited)
• Leo G. Carroll as Burns (uncredited)
• Charles Coleman as Burns the Butler (uncredited)
• Jimmy Conlin as Martin (uncredited)
• Lester Dorr as Corridor Steward (uncredited)
• Billy Gilbert as Soda Steward (uncredited)
• Richard Powell as First Steward (uncredited)
• Larry Fisher as Crewman (uncredited)
• James Kilgannon as Crewman (uncredited)
• Stubby Kruger as Crewman (uncredited)

Crew

• Dale Van Every — Screenplay
• Rudyard Kipling — Novel
• John Lee Mahin — Screenplay
• Victor Fleming — Director
• Marc Connelly — Screenplay
• Harold Rosson — Director of Photography
• Louis D. Lighton — Producer
• Franz Waxman — Original Music Composer
• Tom Kilpatrick — Screenplay

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