I like Captain Blood.

Hornblower series? I thought there was only one movie, though it covered three
books.



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Hey Nutsy,

How about, "Captainn Courageuos" With Spencer Tracy, The "Hornblower""
series with Greg Peck, "Treasure Island" with Jackie Cooper

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How about, "Captainn Courageuos" With Spencer Tracy, The "Hornblower""
series with Greg Peck, "Treasure Island" with Jackie Cooper

I'm prefer Peck's turn as Ahab, but enjoy the films you list. Tracy is also
remarkable in the Old Man in the Sea, even if the big fish looks like plastic.

RB

"Old Man of the Sea" with Tracy gets a nod but with Hemingway's good
stories the mind images or always better than the Movies, in my opinion.
It takes a Tracy or a Peck to even come close.

Ot

"Old Man of the Sea" with Tracy gets a nod but with Hemingway's good
stories the mind images or always better than the Movies, in my opinion.
It takes a Tracy or a Peck to even come close.

I agree. I always liked Peck as Ahab, though reviewers of the day were not kind
to him. Director John Houston always defended the choice. Tracy was 57 when the
filmed the Sturges adaptation and I think he had the right look for it and the
acting chomps to make it work.

RB

Jeff,

"Capt Blood" with Errol Flyn rates up there.

"Down to the Sea in Ships" with Widmark also

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