Two Years Before the Mast
A cruel captain makes life miserable for his crew, including a shanghaied sailor and a writer. When scurvy breaks out his son leads a mutiny and is slapped in irons. Floggings and torture abound.
November 21, 1911 in New London, Ohio, USA
November 22, 1880 in Chicago, Illinois, USA
28 July 1931, Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, USA
6 April 1889, Ireland [now Northern Ireland, UK]
September 21, 1903 in Naples, Campania, Italy
November 25, 1899 in Butte, Montana, USA
11 January 1877, Sydney, Australia
9 February 1901, Cleveland, Ohio, USA
28 October 1899, New York City, New York, USA
27 March 1885, Blairgowrie, Perthshire, Scotland, UK
February 7, 1901 in Whitehaven, Cumbria, England, UK
23 August 1917, Mascota, Jalisco, Mexico
28 August 1891, Chicago, Illinois, USA
24 November 1901, St. Paul, Minnesota, USA
February 11, 1903 in Central City [now part of Huntington], West Virginia, USA
18 August 1917, Corning, Iowa, USA
5 September 1904, Chattanooga, Tennessee, USA
26 February 1891, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
29 December 1889, Sioux City, Iowa, USA
1 September 1873, Lancashire, England, UK
20 December 1905, Brooklyn, New York, USA
9 August 1894, Southsea, Hampshire, England, UK
February 8, 1900 in Birtley, Durham, England, UK
1 June 1900, Manhattan, New York, USA
19 February 1877, Rochester, New York, USA
1 November 1904, Antwerp, Belgium
December 11, 1883 in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA
7 April 1880, London, England, UK
December 5, 1892 in Boston, Massachusetts, USA
15 June 1899, Panola, Illinois, USA
February 20, 2010
The ensemble drama was effective largely because of the superb acting, the salty dialogue and the strong direction that kept things authentic.
