Two Years Before the Mast (film)

Two Years Before the Mast
Directed byJohn Farrow
Screenplay bySeton I. Miller
George Bruce
Based onTwo Years Before the Mast by Richard Henry Dana Jr.
Produced bySeton I. Miller
StarringAlan Ladd
Brian Donlevy
William Bendix
Barry Fitzgerald
CinematographyErnest Laszlo
Edited byEda Warren
Music byVictor Young
Production
company
Distributed byParamount Pictures
Release date
  • November 22, 1946 (1946-11-22)
Running time
98 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish
Budget$2 million[1]
Box office$4.4 million (US/ Canada rentals) [2][3]
1,270,487 admissions (France)[4]

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 based on Richard Henry Dana Jr.'s travel book of the same name and was produced and distributed by Paramount Pictures.

  1. ^ Schallert, Edwin (Feb 14, 1944). "'Two Years Before Mast' Personnel Assembling: Peter Lawford Chosen as Greer Garson Suitor; Noted Veterans on Active List". Los Angeles Times. p. 11.
  2. ^ "All-Time Top Grossers". Variety. 8 January 1964. p. 69.
  3. ^ "60 Top Grossers of 1946". Variety. 8 January 1947. p. 8.
  4. ^ French box office of 1947 at Box Office Story