Captains Courageous (1937 film)
Captains Courageous is a 1937 MetroGoldwynMayer adventure film. Based on the novel by Rudyard Kipling, it had its world premiere at the Carthay Circle Theatre in Los Angeles. The movie was produced by Louis D. Lighton and directed by Victor Fleming. Filmed in blackandwhite, Captains Courageous was advertised by MGM as a comingofage classic with exciting action sequences.
Frank S. Nugent of The New York Times called the film another of those grand jobs of moviemaking we have come to expect of Hollywoods most prodigal studio. With its rich production, magnificent marine photography, admirable direction and performances, the film brings vividly to life every page of Kiplings novel and even adds an exciting chapter or two of its own. Variety reported that the Kipling story had been given splendid production, performance, photography and dramatic composition. Harrisons Reports wrote, Excellent It is the type of entertainment that audiences will not forget soon, for its spiritual beauty makes a deep impression on one. John Mosher of The New Yorker called it as rich a film as you will see this spring ... The picture is magnificent as a sketch of storm and struggle on the ocean.According to MGM records the film earned 1,688,000 in the US and Canada and 1,445,000 elsewhere resulting in a profit of 355,000. ........
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