Captains Courageous (1937)
You’d think with an all-star cast and an interesting premise, Captains Courageous would be a good movie. Freddie Bartholomew, the darling of that time, plays a snotty little kid who learns valuable lessons in maturity when he mingles among the lower classes. His father, Melvyn Douglas is determined to make a man out of him, so he takes him out of boarding school and on a father-son sailing expedition. Freddie falls overboard and gets rescued by another ship, captained by Lionel Barrymore. Spencer Tracy is the lead fisherman on the boat, and Mickey Rooney is Lionel’s worldly son.
How could this movie be so bad? Four words: Spencer Tracy’s Portuguese accent. I don’t know who cast him in such a ridiculous role, and I don’t know who didn’t replace him after watching the rehearsals or the dailies, but he’s terrible. He won an Oscar for saying “feeshes” and singing badly along with a ukulele. 1937 was a year full of Oscar mistakes, and the Best Actor award was one of them. If you really love Spencer Tracy, you’ll want to watch this movie. I don’t, so I don’t ever want to watch this again.
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How could this movie be so bad? Four words: Spencer Tracy’s Portuguese accent. I don’t know who cast him in such a ridiculous role, and I don’t know who didn’t replace him after watching the rehearsals or the dailies, but he’s terrible. He won an Oscar for saying “feeshes” and singing badly along with a ukulele. 1937 was a year full of Oscar mistakes, and the Best Actor award was one of them. If you really love Spencer Tracy, you’ll want to watch this movie. I don’t, so I don’t ever want to watch this again.
Want to watch it? Click here to see it on ok.ru and thanks "Classic Movies Kristine Rose" for posting!
More Freddie Bartholomew movies here!
More Spencer Tracy movies here!