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He is rescued by a fisherman, Manuel Fidello, and taken aboard the fishing schooner "We're Here", from Gloucester, Massachusetts. Harvey is shocked the schooner's captain, Disko Troop, intends fishing in the Atlantic for three more months.
Captains Courageous: Directed by Victor Fleming. With Freddie Bartholomew, Spencer Tracy, Lionel Barrymore, Melvyn Douglas. 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.
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- Adventure, Drama, Family
- Victor Fleming
- 1937-06-25
Manuel Fidello : The Apostles, they all fishermen, ain't they? Remember that Simon called Peter? Remember that time when he don't catch no fish in the Sea of Galilee? And the Savior, he stand on the shore and he say, "Simon, you throw your net on the right side."
He is picked up by a happy-go-lucky Portuguese fisherman named Manuel Fidello who brings his "little fish" back to the We're Here , a schooner out of Gloucester. Because the boat has no radio, they cannot contact Mr. Cheyne and Harvey must stay aboard until the summer catch is complete.
Overview. 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.
Oct 15, 2014 · Harvey bonds with Manuel who teases the boy while teaching him the fisherman's life. Manuel becomes the attentive father Harvey has never known. Family adventure films don't get much more wholesome that Captains Courageous .
You might not cheer when he gets pulled out of the sea by the Portuguese fisherman Manuel Fidello (Spencer Tracy). You might applaud when he gets socked up side the head by Captain Disko Troop (Lionel Barrymore).
