Two Years Before the Mast

The world famous novel on the screen at last!

Two Years Before the Mast — Plot

In 1834, Charles Stewart (Alan Ladd), the spoiled, dissolute son of a shipping magnate, is shanghaied aboard the Pilgrim, one of his father's own ships. He embarks upon a long, hellish sea voyage under the tyrannical rule of Captain Francis Thompson (Howard Da Silva), assisted by his first mate, Amazeen (William Bendix). One of his crewmates is Richard Henry Dana Jr. (Brian Donlevy).

• Release date
• November 22, 1946
• Runtime
• 98 min
• Genres
• Adventure, Drama
• Director
• John Farrow

Two Years Before the Mast — Cast

Alan Ladd Charles Stewart Brian Donlevy Richard Henry Dana William Bendix First Mate Amazeen Barry Fitzgerald Terence O'Feenaghty Howard Da Silva Captain Francis A. Thompson Esther Fernández Maria Dominguez Albert Dekker Brown Luis van Rooten 2nd Mate Foster