During a whaling expedition in the late 1800's, the aging Captain Bering Joy (Lionel Barrymore) and his new first mate, Dan Lunceford (Richard Widmark) engage in a battle of wills concerning the education of the captain's struggling grandson.
Richard Widmark
Lionel Barrymore
Dean Stockwell
Cecil Kellaway
Gene Lockhart
Berry Kroeger
John McIntire
Harry Morgan
Harry Davenport
Paul Harvey
Jay C. Flippen
Robert Adler
Jimmy Hawkins