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The Long Voyage Home

"The Love of Women in Their Eyes... The Salt of the Sea in Their Blood!"

1940-11-16 Drama 1hr 45m

The crew of the merchant ship Glencairn hope to survive a transatlantic crossing during World War II. Adapted from four Eugene O'Neill one-act plays.

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Storyline

The crew of the merchant ship Glencairn hope to survive a transatlantic crossing during World War II. Adapted from four Eugene O'Neill one-act plays.

  • Released
    1940-11-16
  • Revenue
    n/a
  • Budget
    n/a
  • Runtime
    1hr 45m
  • Genre
    Drama, War
  • Status
    Released
  • Language
    English
  • imdb-logo
    6.9
  • Production
    United Artists, Walter Wanger Productions, Argosy Productions Corporation

Crew

John Ford
Director
Dudley Nichols
Screenplay
John Ford
Producer
Keywords:
combat machine gun freighter

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Cast

John Wayne

John Wayne
Ole Olsen
Thomas Mitchell

Thomas Mitchell
Driscoll
Ian Hunter

Ian Hunter
Smitty
Barry Fitzgerald

Barry Fitzgerald
Cocky
Wilfrid Lawson

Wilfrid Lawson
Captain
John Qualen

John Qualen
Axel
Mildred Natwick

Mildred Natwick
Freda
Ward Bond

Ward Bond
Yank
Arthur Shields

Arthur Shields
Donkeyman
Joe Sawyer

Joe Sawyer
Davis
Rafaela Ottiano

Rafaela Ottiano
Bella
Jack Pennick

Jack Pennick
Johnny
Douglas Walton

Douglas Walton
Second Mate
Billy Bevan

Billy Bevan
Joe
Judith Linden

Judith Linden
Bumboat Girl
James Flavin

James Flavin
Dock Policeman
Lionel Pape

Lionel Pape
Mr. Clifton
Wyndham Standing

Wyndham Standing
British Naval Officer
Blue Washington

Blue Washington
Black Cook on Glencairn
Harry Woods

Harry Woods
Amindra First Mate
J.M. Kerrigan

J.M. Kerrigan
Crimp
Carmen Morales

Carmen Morales
Principal Spanish Girl
Bob Perry

Bob Perry
Paddy
Constant Franke

Constant Franke
Norway
David Hughes

David Hughes
Scotty
Constantine Romanoff

Constantine Romanoff
Big Frank
Danny Borzage

Danny Borzage
Tim
Harry Tenbrook

Harry Tenbrook
Max
Cyril McLaglen

Cyril McLaglen
First Mate
Mary Carewe

Mary Carewe
Elizabeth
Bing Conley

Bing Conley
Limehouse Roustabout
Bing Conley

Bing Conley
Bumboat Girl
Jane Crowley

Jane Crowley
Kate
Carmen D'Antonio

Carmen D'Antonio
Bumboat Girl
Lowell Drew

Lowell Drew
Blind Man
Soledad Gonzales

Soledad Gonzales
Bumboat Girl
Guy Kingsford

Guy Kingsford
London Policeman
Elena Martínez

Elena Martínez
Bumboat Girl
Tina Menard

Tina Menard
Bumboat Girl
Art Miles

Art Miles
Captain of the Amindra
Luanne Robb

Luanne Robb
Smitty's Daughter
Ky Robinson

Ky Robinson
Limehouse Roustabout
Maureen Roden-Ryan

Maureen Roden-Ryan
Meg
Lee Shumway

Lee Shumway
Dock Policeman
Leslie Sketchley

Leslie Sketchley
London Policeman
Roger Steele

Roger Steele
Smitty's Son
Sammy Stein

Sammy Stein
Seaman

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Movie Reviews

Reviews for The Long Voyage Home
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A Review by Geronimo1967 7

Written by Geronimo1967 on 2025-01-15

John Wayne takes on the mantle of a Swedish sailor embarked on a freighter carrying a cargo of high explosives from the USA to the UK at tha... read more

John Wayne takes on the mantle of a Swedish sailor embarked on a freighter carrying a cargo of high explosives from the USA to the UK at that start of WWII. His "Olsen" character is maybe the most stable of the crew aboard the vessel as at least he has an home and an elderly mother to go home to. Just about everyone else on the ship is truly rudderless. They live their lives staving of the peril and the loneliness by drinking as much rum as they can lay their hands on and availing themselves of any ladies who will deign to come aboard. It's a tight community and though they fight and bicker, sometimes quite violently, they do look out for each other. They are led, after a fashion, by the wily "Driscoll" (Thomas Mitchell) but there is also Ward Bond, Barry Fitzgerald and Ian Hunter amongst their number who also have to deal with a gamut of emotions not often portrayed by men in Hollywood movies. There's a prevailing humanity in this John Ford adventure that's not so much an action on the high seas story as a psychological analysis of just how permanently toxic conditions can affect the mind sets of even the strongest of characters - and, let's face it, none of these men are exactly that! It also delivers quite a salutary lesson in just what constitutes masculinity in the face of prolonged uncertainty and is entirely devoid of any semblance of romance - unless you count Mildred Natwick's duplicitous "Freda" towards to end! It's quite a thoughtful piece that's maybe not quite what you'd expect.

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A Review by CinemaSerf

John Wayne takes on the mantle of a Swedish sailor embarked on a freighter carrying a cargo of high explosives from the USA to the UK at that start of WWII. His "Olsen" character is maybe the most stable of the crew aboard the vessel as at ...

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A Review by Geronimo1967 7

Written by Geronimo1967 on 2025-01-15

John Wayne takes on the mantle of a Swedish sailor embarked on a freighter carrying a cargo of high explosives from the USA to the UK at that start of WWII. His "Olsen" character is maybe the most sta...

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