Table of contents

  • About the film
  • Plot summary
  • Swedish censorship / rating
  • Technical specifications
  • Comments
  • Original work
Other manifestations of this work

Basic facts

Media (3)

Original title Captains Courageous
Film type Feature
Category Fiction
Director
Producer
Screenplay
Original work
Production country
Production company
Swedish release 1937-09-27

Cast

Spencer Tracy
Manuel Fidello

Melvyn Douglas
Mr. Cheyne

Charley Grapewin
uncle Salters

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Titles

Original title
Swedish release title

Crew

Director
Screenplay
Producer
Director of Photography
Music
Production Designer
Film Editor
Production Mixer
Assistant Production Designer

Cast

Freddie Bartholomew Harvey
Spencer Tracy Manuel Fidello
Lionel Barrymore Disko
Melvyn Douglas Mr. Cheyne
Mickey Rooney Dan
Charley Grapewin uncle Salters
Christian Rub Old Clemant
Walter Kingsford Dr. Finley
Donald Briggs Tyler
Sam McDaniel Doc
David Thursby (as Dave Thursby) Tom
John Carradine Long Jack
William Stack Elliott
Leo G. Carroll Burns
Charles Trowbridge Dr. Walsh
Richard Powell first steward
Bill Burrud Charles
Jay Ward Pogey
Kenneth Wilson Alvin
Roger Gray Nate Rogers
Jack La Rue priest
Oscar O'Shea Cushman
Bobby Watson reporter
Billy Gilbert soda steward
Norman Ainsley Robbins
Gladden James secretary Cobb
Tommy Bupp boy
Wally Albright boy
Katherine Kenworthy Mrs. Disko
Dave Wengren Lars
Murray Kinnell minister
Dora Early Appleton's wife
Gertrude Sutton Nate's wife

Companies

Original work

Original title Captains Courageous (Novel)
Author Rudyard Kipling


Release dates

Release in Sweden 1937-09-27 Royal Stockholm Sweden
TV showing 1965-08-20 TV Sweden
1971-04-25 TV1 Sweden
1978-01-06 TV2 Sweden
DVD release 2006-02-15 Sweden
Cinematheque screening, archive copy 2007-10-07

Holdings Film

The information given here refers to film material in the Swedish Film Institute’s archive. Access to the archive’s stock is given on request, for research, other film archives and rights’ holders. For enquiries please contact filmarkivet@filminstitutet.se

Element type Print
Item base Acetate
Carrier type 35 mm


Holdings Posters

Size Smaller than 40 x 75 cm
Quantity 2


Size About 70 x 100 cm
Quantity 2


Size About 70 x 100 cm
Quantity 1


Holdings Scripts

Script type Inspelningsmanus


Script type Dialoglista
Language English


Holdings Stills

Black and white print SET
Album No


Holdings Promotion materials

Type Program/Reklamtryck



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