Director: John Ford

Writer: Dudley Nichols

From a play by: Eugene O'Neill (four plays)

Music: Richard Hageman

Producers: John Ford; Walter Wanger

Keywords: Drama, WWII

Four single-act plays from America's greatest playwright, Eugene O'Neill, are combined together with an ensemble cast in this story of life aboard the tramp steamer S.S. Glencairn. Released 13 months before Pearl Harbor, and retooled for WWII instead of WWI; the Glencairn's cargo is war materiel bound for England. Received Oscar nominations for Best Picture, Best Screenplay, Best Cinematography, Best Editing, Best Special Effects, and Best Original Score.

Name	Occupation	Birth	Death	Known for
Ward Bond	Actor	9-Apr-1903	5-Nov-1960	Wagon Train
Barry Fitzgerald	Actor	10-Mar-1888	14-Jan-1961	Going My Way
Ian Hunter	Actor	13-Jun-1900	23-Sep-1975	The Adventures of Robin Hood
Wilfrid Lawson	Actor	14-Jan-1900	10-Oct-1966	Pygmalion
Thomas Mitchell	Actor	11-Jul-1892	17-Dec-1962	Gerald O'Hara in Gone with the Wind
Mildred Natwick	Actor	19-Jun-1905	25-Oct-1994	Barefoot in the Park
Rafaela Ottiano	Actor	4-Mar-1888	18-Aug-1942	Grand Hotel
John Qualen	Actor	8-Dec-1899	12-Sep-1987	The Grapes of Wrath
Joe Sawyer	Actor	29-Aug-1906	21-Apr-1982	Character actor 1930s to 1950s
John Wayne	Actor	26-May-1907	11-Jun-1979	The Duke

CAST

with
John Wayne	...   Olsen
Barry Fitzgerald	...   Cocky
Thomas Mitchell	...   Driscoll
Ian Hunter	...   Smitty
and
John Qualen	...   Axel
Ward Bond	...   Yank
Wilfrid Lawson	...   Captain
Mildred Natwick	...   Freda
Arthur Shields	...   Donkeyman
Joe Sawyer	...   Davis
J. M. Kerrigan	...   Crimp
Rafaela Ottiano	...   Bella
Carmen Morales	...   Principal Spanish Girl
Jack Pennick	...   Johnny
Bob E. Perry	...   Paddy
Constant Frenke	...   Norway
David Hughes	...   Scotty
Constantine Romanoff	...   Big Frank
Dan Borzage	...   Tim
Harry Tenbrook	...   Max
Cyril McLaglen	...   First Mate
Douglas Walton	...   Second Mate

REVIEWS

Review by anonymous (posted on 4-Jan-2007)

I saw this film on TV many years ago.My mother was in it. She played a "BUMBOAT Girl. (Carmen De Antonio). Anyway,the film is about a supplyship filled with a bunch of real loosers and drunks. John Wane plays this really shy norwigion with a pet paret.the movie was made into a screenplay from a book.A long voyage home is part three of that book. I have also read the print version and the Film really does it justice. The film is in Black and White,but is very good and pretrays WW2 as it was (Acording to my dad who served in it. As I said,the film is really worth seeing.I just love the way Mom snuck the BOOS onboard that ship ! Well, I enjoyed it anyway.

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