
The film of Victor Fleming's "captains Courageous" is based on the novel by Rudyard Kipling. Harvey (spoiled Scion of a wealthy American businessman) fell from the Board the ocean liner at the time of travel in Europe. Harvey accidentally saves a fisherman Manuel and deliver on a fishing schooner. At first the boy wants to live by their former laws. He remains haughty and arrogant. It tries before, to flaunt the wealth of his father. But very soon he realizes that the fishermen (captains courageous) live a completely different life, the main value of which are bravery and courage, friendship and honesty, well and the ability to catch fish, of course. Harvey is moving closer to Manuel he teaches the boy the tricks of the fishing life. Harvey realizes that all the wealth of his father hardly compares to month the schooner with fishermen. Victor Fleming makes the picture action, and its ending — intentionally dramatic.
"Captains courageous" — not just an adventure film. This one of those paintings, about which they say "at all times". Hard to find two not so similar other person than Manuel Harvey: adult and small, simple-minded and arrogant, not have the soul rich. But they become true friends, after all friendship as you know, the framework does not familiar when it comes to two hot hearts. Manuel teaches Harvey to steer the boat, get out water cod a huge but it — he is teaching the boy to value friendship and love, to come to the rescue in a difficult moment. He teaches Harvey to really live — in harmony with a nature.
The role Manuel played a great actor Spencer Tracy (he takes the ninth place ranking with the American film Institute). Tracy has created one of the most striking of their images. Manuel — a great sailor and a skilled fisherman. It is a wandering poet and philosopher. This people with a huge heart. It is impossible not to fall in love with Manuel (and Tracy, his played). Especially interesting is filled with poetry of Manuel reasoning about the afterlife and God. Acting the part of "captains Courageous" is replete with famous Hollywood actors: Lionel Barrymore (captain Disco), Melvyn Douglas (father of Harvey), Mickey Rooney (a very young Mickey Rooney) played the role of son of the captain. Freddie Bartholomew, who played Harvey, was then pretty popular. He has done a fine for his role.
In 1938, the "captains Courageous" has received four nominations on"Oscar": Best film, Best actor, Best adapted screenplay and Best editing. Only won Spencer Tracy (in the fierce competition, because the competition in this year was high: Charles Boyer, Paul Mooney, Robert Montgomery and Fredric March). Must say that in 1937, Victor Fleming is still have not removed their landmark, large-scale, iconic movie "gone with the wind", "Wizard of Oz" and"Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde". But already "Brave captains" felt special handwriting of this "Director-muralist".