Down to the Sea in Ships

The education of a child whaler. Dean Stockwell was a handsome child actor, and he sure took to this role. Freshly educated Richard Widmark serves as his mentor at sea, while the grand old captain Lionel Barrymore looks over them both. And it was a real great ocean tale, only held back by the climax drama at the end not creating the critical emotion it tries to. Scenario was pure Hollywood, so in that regard it was fine, but there was something about it which made it feel too stagy