Rotten Tomatoes
Cancel Movies Tv shows FanStore News Showtimes

The Adventures of Martin Eden

Play trailer The Adventures of Martin Eden Released Feb 26, 1942 1h 27m Adventure Play Trailer Watchlist
Watchlist Tomatometer Popcornmeter
Tomatometer 0 Reviews Popcornmeter Fewer than 50 Ratings
Martin Eden (Glenn Ford) is an aspiring writer who takes a job as a merchant seaman. After suffering extreme abuse at the hands of the captain, his boyhood rival Butch Raglan (Ian MacDonald), he writes a book chronicling the brutality at sea and detailing the plight of sailor Joe Dawson (Stuart Erwin), who was wrongfully accused of murder. Unfortunately, Butch puts all his energies into making sure Martin's memoirs never see the light of day, and the sailor must fight to get them published.

Audience Reviews

View All (1) audience reviews
Steve D The script is not worthy of this cast. Rated 2 out of 5 stars 03/20/24 Full Review Read all reviews
The Adventures of Martin Eden

My Rating

Read More Read Less POST RATING WRITE A REVIEW EDIT REVIEW

Cast & Crew

Show Less Cast & Crew Show More Cast & Crew
View All The Adventures of Martin Eden photos

The Adventures of Martin Eden

The Adventures of Martin Eden (1942) The Adventures of Martin Eden (1942) The Adventures of Martin Eden (1942) The Adventures of Martin Eden (1942) View more photos

Movie Info

Synopsis Martin Eden (Glenn Ford) is an aspiring writer who takes a job as a merchant seaman. After suffering extreme abuse at the hands of the captain, his boyhood rival Butch Raglan (Ian MacDonald), he writes a book chronicling the brutality at sea and detailing the plight of sailor Joe Dawson (Stuart Erwin), who was wrongfully accused of murder. Unfortunately, Butch puts all his energies into making sure Martin's memoirs never see the light of day, and the sailor must fight to get them published.
Director
Sidney Salkow
Producer
Samuel Bronston, B.P. Schulberg
Screenwriter
W.L. River
Distributor
Columbia Pictures
Genre
Adventure
Original Language
English
Release Date (Theaters)
Feb 26, 1942, Original
Runtime
1h 27m