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Captains Courageous
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About 1937 film by Victor Fleming
Genres drama
Directed by Victor Fleming
Written by Marc Connelly, Dale Van Every, John Lee Mahin
Starring Spencer Tracy, Mickey Rooney, Lionel Barrymore, Melvyn Douglas, John Carradine, Freddie Bartholomew, Leo G. Carroll, Billy Gilbert
Music Franz Waxman
Runtime 115 min
Country United States
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