Academy Awards, USA 1941
| Nominated Oscar | Best Picture Argosy |
| Best Writing, Screenplay Dudley Nichols | |
| Best Cinematography, Black-and-White Gregg Toland | |
| Best Film Editing Sherman Todd | |
| Best Effects, Special Effects R.T. Layton (photographic) Ray Binger (photographic) Thomas T. Moulton (sound) | |
| Best Music, Original Score Richard Hageman |
United Artists
Directed by John Ford
My rating: 2.5 stars out of 4
IMDb
(DVD, Warner Bros.)
A series of vignettes based on plays by Eugene O'Neill which take place aboard a rusty old freighter sailing from the West Indies during the early days of WWII. The best involves a sailor falsely accused of being a spy because he does not fit in with the rest of the crew. The reading aloud of his love letters, which they think are meant for the Germans, is a classic. The other stories do not fare so well, especially the one with John Wayne, who is miscast as a Swedish sailor. Just listening to his attempt at a Swedish accent through that drawl is painful! Director John Ford's overuse of shadows and light is distracting.
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