Two Years Before the Mast
A cruel captain makes life miserable for his crew, including a shanghaied sailor and a writer. When scurvy breaks out his son leads a mutiny and is slapped in irons. Floggings and torture abound.
24 November 1901, St. Paul, Minnesota, USA
10 December 1889, Sacramento, California, USA
25 May 1897, Denver, Colorado, USA
18 August 1917, Corning, Iowa, USA
28 September 1881, New York City, New York, USA
14 May 1906, Portland, Maine, USA
April 11, 1881 in New York City, New York, USA
20 April 1904, Oancea, Romania
4 August 1904, Lawrenceville, New Jersey, USA
29 November 1906, Mexico City, Distrito Federal, Mexico
15 June 1899, Panola, Illinois, USA
February 8, 1900 in Birtley, Durham, England, UK
6 April 1889, Ireland [now Northern Ireland, UK]
December 5, 1892 in Boston, Massachusetts, USA
28 October 1885, New York City, New York, USA
February 11, 1903 in Central City [now part of Huntington], West Virginia, USA
February 7, 1901 in Whitehaven, Cumbria, England, UK
26 February 1891, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
17 February 1910, Palisades, New Jersey, USA
September 21, 1903 in Naples, Campania, Italy
10 March 1888, Dublin, Ireland
9 August 1894, Southsea, Hampshire, England, UK
20 December 1905, Brooklyn, New York, USA
4 May 1909, Cleveland, Ohio, USA
April 27, 1902 in New York City, New York, USA
March 24, 1898 in Manila, Philippines
7 April 1880, London, England, UK
9 February 1901, Cleveland, Ohio, USA
5 September 1904, Chattanooga, Tennessee, USA
18 February 1902, Brookhaven, Mississippi, USA
February 20, 2010
The ensemble drama was effective largely because of the superb acting, the salty dialogue and the strong direction that kept things authentic.
