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)
