This
film is based on a story by Rudyard Kipling. Mr. Cheyne doesn’t know what to do about his son Harvey. He is a spoiled brat and has been
dismissed from school. Mr. Cheyne
is very wealthy but he is very busy too.
He knows he needs to spend more time with Harvey and they go on a trip
aboard and ocean liner. Harvey
plays a prank on two other boys and it ends badly. Harvey accidently falls overboard into the ocean. Fortunately, a fishing boat picks him
up right away. The boat is heading
out for the beginning of the fishing season and the captain refuses to take
Harvey back to the ocean liner. The fishermen can’t
afford to arrive late at the fishing area. Harvey tries to bribe the crew into returning him but they
don’t believe him.
This
is good, interesting with a good ending. Harvey learns some real life lessons on this fishing
trip. He starts working with
Manuel who is a hardworking Portuguese fisherman. Harvey tries and experiences many things he’s never done before. Plus, he learns how to be honest and hardworking. 3 ½* (I liked this movie)
117
min, Adventure directed by Victor Fleming with Freddie Bartholomew, Spencer
Tracy, Lionel Barrymore, Melvyn Douglas, Charley Grapewin, Mickey Rooney, John
Carradine, Oscar O’Shea.
Note: Imdb 8.0 out of 10, 92% critic 88%
audience on Rotten Tomatoes, Amazon 4.8* out of 5* with 188 reviews.
Special Note: This film received Academy Awards for Best Picture, Best Film Editing and Best Writing Adapted in 1938. Spencer Tracy won an Oscar for Best Acting in a Lead Role.
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