Captains Courageous
by Rudyard Kiplingliterary work· published 1897
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Captains Courageous tells of the adventures of fifteen-year-old Harvey Cheyne Jr., the spoiled son of a railroad tycoon, after he is saved from drowning by a Portuguese fisherman in the North Atlantic. He must work as a ship's boy for a fishing season after being washed overboard from an ocean liner.
Adaptations (2)
Captains Courageous has been adapted 2 times, across film and television film, from 1937 to 1977.
Captains Courageous1937 · film · 117 min · dir. Victor Fleming · IMDb ↗Harvey, the arrogant and spoiled son of an indulgent absentee-father, falls overboard from a transatlantic steamship and is rescued by a fishing vessel on the Grand Banks. Harvey fails to persuade them to take him ashore, nor convince the crew of his wealth. The captain offers him a low-paid job, until they return to port, as part of the crew that turns him into a mature, considerate young man.
Captains Courageous1977 · television film · 100 min · dir. Harvey Hart · IMDb ↗IMDb6.7A spoiled little rich boy learns what life is really like after he falls overboard in the middle of the ocean and is picked up by a crusty old sea captain.
