Author writes about his experiences sailing at sea, struggles to get his work published.Author writes about his experiences sailing at sea, struggles to get his work published.Author writes about his experiences sailing at sea, struggles to get his work published.
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- Postman
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- Theresa
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- Mike
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- Swedish Cook
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- TriviaThis film received its earliest documented telecasts in New York City Wednesday 9 June 1948 on WPIX (Channel 11), in Los Angeles Sunday 18 July 1948 on KTLA (Channel 5), in Lowell MA (serving the Boston Area) Saturday 18 September 1948 on WBZ (Channel 4), in Detroit Sunday 31 October 1948 on WJBK (Channel 2), in St. Louis Saturday 20 November 1948 on KSD (Channel 5), in Atlanta Tuesday 28 December 1948 on WSB (Channel 8), in San Francisco Saturday 12 February 1949 on freshly launched KPIX (Channel 5), in Cincinnati Saturday 19 February 1949 on WLW-T (Channel 4), in Dayton Monday 21 March 1949 on WLW-D (Channel 5), in Washington DC Sunday 16 April 1949 on WNBW (Channel 4), in Salt Lake City Sunday 27 November 1949 on KDYL (Channel 4), in Chicago Monday 5 December 1949 on WENR (Channel 7) and in Philadelphia Tuesday 6 December 1949 on WCAU Channel 10).
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Martin Eden: Your Honor, I've been handed this same magoo for thirteen days. You let Captain Butch Raglan come in here and tell a pack of lies that is fiction; he goes back to sea like a hero. I got the truth here. Why don't you make Old Man Morley come down here and listen to what goes on aboard his stinking death wagons? Why are you all so afraid of the truth?
The judge: One more word, young man and I'll have to hold you in contempt of court.
Martin Eden: Alright, Your Honor. You're the skipper here. But I'll make you listen someday. I'll make the whole world listen before I get through.
- Crazy creditsThe opening credits are displayed on a series of front covers of the "San Francisco Express" newspaper.
- ConnectionsVersion of Nye dlya deneg radivshisya (1918)
the novel's fascinating recounting of Martin Eden's struggles to succeed at writing (based on Jack London's own journey) - lacks the high drama the movie has - which explains why the movie probably strayed so far from the novel - a faithful rendering of it would have been more quiet and intellectual - and probably would have drawn fewer paying customers
yet i fidgeted thru out the movie - it was too alien to my memories of the novel - i missed the early 1900s setting of the novel with its slower paced life - contrasting with the frenetic 1940's film noir milieu of the movie - and i missed the widening intellectual perspectives that Eden's' self-education brought about
in and of itself - the movie's okay - with a simple plot that's predictable all the way to the end - with an occasional fresh twist - and the actors are up to the script - but there's almost nothing reminiscent of Jack London or Martin Eden
- j_eyon
- Nov 7, 2020
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- Runtime1 hour 27 minutes
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- 1.37 : 1