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Features
• Black & White
• HiFi Sound
• NTSC
In Theaters : 11 November, 1940
Video Release : 01 April, 1992 |
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One of many Ford films that is severely underrated...
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This is one of Ford's most underrated films, a beautiful, poetic, sad, and haunting depiction of men at sea, and the terrors and tribulations that they endure. It is based on several one act Eugene O'Neill plays, and Mr. O'Neill absolutely adored this film. He loved the way Ford and Dudley Nichols transcribed his plays into something beautifully cinematic. The cinematography is some of the best of Ford's career, courtesy of Gregg Toland, the genius cameraman behind the camera for Citizen Kane. The performances are quite special here, with special mention going to Thomas Mitchell, John Qualen, Arthur Shields, and the actor who plays Smitty (his name escapes me). John Wayne plays a Swede here with an accent no less, but he does it superlatively, and he shows a lot of depth and sweetness in this role. When Wayne was with Ford, he was his best, playing characters that weren't perfect and all too human. The sailors all feel like real people and not caricatures. There is a fight at the end of the film, and it's actually pretty brutal for its time. I liked it because it feels real, not choreographed. This is one of Ford's finest works, one that can seen many, many times. Ford made so many great films that many fall between the cracks, and this is one of them. It's really quite special. It's as good as anything he's ever done...
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