Shipmates o' Mine (1936)

7.0/10 87 min

Overview

A through-the-years story with songs and sentiments. A sailor rises from first officer to captain, gets married and has a son, but loses his command when his ship is rammed and the vessel is abandoned to save passengers. For years he lives in the countryside. Then his son, now grown, contacts his father's old shipmates and eventually their ship is put back into commission with its old skipper in command.

Cast

John Garrick

Jack Denton

Derek Blomfield

Tony Denton

Richard Hayward

Mike Dooley

Wallace Lupino

Bill Webb

Frank Atkinson

Oliver Bright

John Turnbull

Captain Roberts

Polly Ward

Victor Rietti

Photographer

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