Captain Lovett had ordered his first mate Thompson to get rid of his slave-trading crew and get a more respectable bunch for standard shipping, but when he brings his new bride Nancy aboard, he finds the same setup, including slave trade..
Is it worth your time? If you like old-school, slightly dusty seafaring dramas where everyone is yelling over the sound of creaking wood, sure. If you need a movie that makes sense or doesn't feel like it was stitched together from three different scripts, stay away. It’s for the folks who enjoy seeing stars like Walla...
Comparing the cinematic DNA and archive impact of two defining moments in cult history.
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"Is it worth your time? If you like old-school, slightly dusty seafaring dramas where everyone is yelling over the sound of creaking wood, sure. If you need a movie that makes sense or doesn't feel like it was stitched together from three different scripts, stay away. It’s for the folks who enjoy seeing stars like Wallace Beery just exist in a frame, even when the plot is busy sinking itself. Wallace Beery is doing his usual thing here. He’s loud, he’s grumpy, and he’s clearly having a blast bei..."
George S. King, Gladys Lehman, Sam Hellman, Lamar Trotti, William Faulkner
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