---
title: 'Two Years Before the Mast (1946)'
type: 'film'
director: 'John Farrow'
released: '1946-01-01'
runtime_minutes: 98
genres:
  - 'Drama'
  - 'History'
countries:
  - 'United States'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/two-years-before-the-mast-1946'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0039056/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# Two Years Before the Mast (1946)

1946 · 98 min · Drama, History · United States


## Synopsis

Two Years Before the Mast is a 1946 American historical adventure film directed by John Farrow and starring Alan Ladd, Brian Donlevy, William Bendix, and Barry Fitzgerald. It is loosely based on Richard Henry Dana Jr.'s travel book of the same name and was produced and distributed by Paramount Pictures.

## Credits

- **Director:** [John Farrow](https://cinepixo.com/people/john-farrow)
- **Screenplay:** [Seton I. Miller](https://cinepixo.com/people/seton-i-miller)
- **Producer:** [Seton I. Miller](https://cinepixo.com/people/seton-i-miller)
- **Original Music Composer:** [Victor Young](https://cinepixo.com/people/victor-young)
- **Director of Photography:** [Ernest Laszlo](https://cinepixo.com/people/ernest-laszlo)

## Cast

- [Stanley Andrews](https://cinepixo.com/people/stanley-andrews)
- [Gig Young](https://cinepixo.com/people/gig-young)
- [Tom Powers](https://cinepixo.com/people/tom-powers)
- [Herman Hack](https://cinepixo.com/people/herman-hack)
- [Frank O'Connor](https://cinepixo.com/people/frank-o-connor)
- [James Burke](https://cinepixo.com/people/james-burke)
- [William Bendix](https://cinepixo.com/people/william-bendix)
- [Barry Fitzgerald](https://cinepixo.com/people/barry-fitzgerald)
- [Brian Donlevy](https://cinepixo.com/people/brian-donlevy)
- [Howard da Silva](https://cinepixo.com/people/howard-da-silva)
- [Cyril Ring](https://cinepixo.com/people/cyril-ring)
- [James Flavin](https://cinepixo.com/people/james-flavin)
- [Darryl Hickman](https://cinepixo.com/people/darryl-hickman)
- [Pierre Watkin](https://cinepixo.com/people/pierre-watkin)
- [Pedro de Cordoba](https://cinepixo.com/people/pedro-de-cordoba)

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