A spoiled brat who falls overboard from a steamship in the 1920s gets picked up by a New England fishing boat, where he's made to earn his keep by joining the crew in their work..
Should you watch this 1937 movie tonight? Yes, absolutely, especially if you like salty sea air, old wooden boats, and watching a rich kid get taken down a peg. But if you can't stand old-timey child actors who talk like they have a silver spoon glued to their tongue, you might want to skip it. ⚓ The movie starts with...
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"Should you watch this 1937 movie tonight? Yes, absolutely, especially if you like salty sea air, old wooden boats, and watching a rich kid get taken down a peg. But if you can't stand old-timey child actors who talk like they have a silver spoon glued to their tongue, you might want to skip it. ⚓ The movie starts with Harvey Cheyne, played by Freddie Bartholomew. He is just... the worst. He wears these ridiculous little suits and tries to bribe his teachers, you literally count the minutes unt..."
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