---
title: 'Captains Courageous (1937)'
type: 'film'
director: 'Victor Fleming'
released: '1937-01-01'
runtime_minutes: 115
genres:
  - 'Drama'
countries:
  - 'United States'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/captains-courageous-1937'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0028691/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# Captains Courageous (1937)

1937 · 115 min · Drama · United States


## Synopsis

Captains Courageous is a 1937 American adventure drama film starring Freddie Bartholomew, Spencer Tracy, Lionel Barrymore and Melvyn Douglas. Based on the 1897 novel of the same name by Rudyard Kipling, the film had its world premiere at the Carthay Circle Theatre in Los Angeles.

## Credits

- **Director:** [Victor Fleming](https://cinepixo.com/people/victor-fleming)
- **Screenplay:** [Marc Connelly](https://cinepixo.com/people/marc-connelly), [Dale Van Every](https://cinepixo.com/people/dale-van-every), [John Lee Mahin](https://cinepixo.com/people/john-lee-mahin)
- **Original Music Composer:** [Franz Waxman](https://cinepixo.com/people/franz-waxman)
- **Producer:** [Louis D. Lighton](https://cinepixo.com/people/louis-d-lighton)
- **Director of Photography:** [Harold Rosson](https://cinepixo.com/people/harold-rosson)
- **Editor:** [Elmo Veron](https://cinepixo.com/people/elmo-veron)

## Cast

- [Christian Rub](https://cinepixo.com/people/christian-rub)
- [Jimmy Conlin](https://cinepixo.com/people/jimmy-conlin)
- [Edward Peil](https://cinepixo.com/people/edward-peil)
- [Freddie Bartholomew](https://cinepixo.com/people/freddie-bartholomew)
- [Wade Boteler](https://cinepixo.com/people/wade-boteler)
- [Walter Kingsford](https://cinepixo.com/people/walter-kingsford)
- [Lloyd Ingraham](https://cinepixo.com/people/lloyd-ingraham)
- [Mickey Rooney](https://cinepixo.com/people/mickey-rooney)
- [Philo McCullough](https://cinepixo.com/people/philo-mccullough)
- [Lionel Barrymore](https://cinepixo.com/people/lionel-barrymore)
- [Don Brodie](https://cinepixo.com/people/don-brodie)
- [Oscar O'Shea](https://cinepixo.com/people/oscar-o-shea)
- [Frank Sully](https://cinepixo.com/people/frank-sully)
- [Jack La Rue](https://cinepixo.com/people/jack-la-rue)
- [Leo G. Carroll](https://cinepixo.com/people/leo-g-carroll)

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Source: https://cinepixo.com/movies/captains-courageous-1937
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