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Captains Courageous

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Orphan Harvey Cheyne Jr. (Ken Vadas), a pampered young heir to a fortune, embarks on a luxury cruise to England. Not used to sailing, the boy gets seasick, falls off of the ship and struggles to stay afloat in the cold ocean water. Luckily, Harvey is rescued by Capt. Matthew Troop (Robert Urich), a fisherman with no patience for the boy's snobbery. Aboard Troop's fishing craft, Harvey must labor to earn his way, in the process learning about humility and the value of honest work.

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10/31/2021 Good movie and a great way to spend the afternoon. See more 10/11/2019 I only saw the ending, but what I did see, was very moving. An excellent movie. See more 11/18/2011 skip this and see the spencer tracey version (1937) See more 01/31/2009 well umn just seen this movie 4 the 1st time n think that this has got a good cast of actors/actressess thorughout this movie...i think that both robert urich n kenny vadas play good parts throughout this movie...i think that the director of this tv/drama/action/adventure/comedy movie had done a good job of directing this movie because you never know what 2 expect throughout this movie...its quite a good movie 2 watch because you never know what 2 expect throughout this movie its an enjoyable movie See more 01/01/2008 This is a charming and well-told story. Don't stray too far from something to dry your eyes, landlubbers! See more 08/26/2007 it's a low budget film therefore some quality was lost to certain extent, but the story was there and it was great. See more Read all reviews
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Michael Anderson

Director

Robert Urich

Capt. Matthew Troop

Ken Vadas

Harvey Cheyne, Jr.

Kaj-Erik Eriksen

Dan Troop

Robert Wisden

Arthur Wayne

Duncan Fraser

Long Jack
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Movie Info

Synopsis Orphan Harvey Cheyne Jr. (Ken Vadas), a pampered young heir to a fortune, embarks on a luxury cruise to England. Not used to sailing, the boy gets seasick, falls off of the ship and struggles to stay afloat in the cold ocean water. Luckily, Harvey is rescued by Capt. Matthew Troop (Robert Urich), a fisherman with no patience for the boy's snobbery. Aboard Troop's fishing craft, Harvey must labor to earn his way, in the process learning about humility and the value of honest work.
Director
Michael Anderson
Producer
Lisa Towers
Production Co
Hallmark Entertainment, The Family Channel
Rating
PG, TV-G
Genre
Adventure
Original Language
English
Release Date (Streaming)
Jul 26, 2020
Runtime
1h 37m