{"id":75559,"date":"2021-08-30T09:34:42","date_gmt":"2021-08-30T16:34:42","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/?p=75559"},"modified":"2022-02-21T23:13:14","modified_gmt":"2022-02-22T06:13:14","slug":"long-voyage-home-the-1940","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/?p=75559","title":{"rendered":"Long Voyage Home, The (1940)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>&#8220;When a man goes to sea, he ought to give up thinking about things on shore.&#8221;<\/strong><\/p>\n<table>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/Long-Voyage-Home-Poster.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/Long-Voyage-Home-Poster-194x300.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"194\" height=\"300\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-75560\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/Long-Voyage-Home-Poster-194x300.png 194w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/Long-Voyage-Home-Poster-664x1024.png 664w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/Long-Voyage-Home-Poster-83x128.png 83w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/Long-Voyage-Home-Poster-175x270.png 175w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/Long-Voyage-Home-Poster.png 719w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 194px) 100vw, 194px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Synopsis:<\/strong><br \/>\nThe crew on a British tramp steamer &#8212; including Smitty (Ian Hunter), Cocky (Barry Fitzgerald), Yank (Ward Bond), Driscoll (Thomas Mitchell), and Swedes Ole (John Wayne) and Axel (John Qualen) &#8212; carouse together while experiencing a variety of challenges, such as Yank being wounded, the crew suspecting Smitty of being a German spy, and Ole&#8217;s desire to finally return home to Sweden.\n<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<p>\n<strong>Genres, Themes, Actors, and Directors:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>At Sea<\/li>\n<li>Barry Fitzgerald Films<\/li>\n<li>Ian Hunter Films<\/li>\n<li>John Ford Films<\/li>\n<li>John Qualen Films<\/li>\n<li>John Wayne Films<\/li>\n<li>Play Adaptations<\/li>\n<li>Sailors<\/li>\n<li>Thomas Mitchell Films<\/li>\n<li>Ward Bond Films<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Review: <\/strong><br \/>\nFollowing their initial collaboration on <a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/?p=31993\"><em>Stagecoach<\/em> (1939)<\/a>, John Ford and John Wayne reunited for this adaptation (by Dudley Nichols) of four one-act sea-based plays by Eugene O&#8217;Neill. The film &#8212; set just after England&#8217;s entrance into World War II &#8212; is inherently episodic in nature, with several different characters taking center stage at various times, and the many challenges of life at sea made apparent:<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/Long-Voyage-Home-Bond2.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/Long-Voyage-Home-Bond2.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"720\" height=\"540\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-75579\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/Long-Voyage-Home-Bond2.png 720w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/Long-Voyage-Home-Bond2-300x225.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/Long-Voyage-Home-Bond2-128x96.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/Long-Voyage-Home-Bond2-360x270.png 360w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 720px) 100vw, 720px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Most compelling is the mysterious tale of Hunter&#8217;s &#8220;Smitty&#8221;, who is seen attempting to flee the ship after being told none of the sailors can leave due to secrecy issues with ammunition being on board. We can tell he&#8217;s distressed and distracted, but don&#8217;t understand why &#8212; until his shipmates concoct an elaborate rationale for his behavior and trap him into confessing his story. <\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/Long-Voyage-Home-Letter.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/Long-Voyage-Home-Letter.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"720\" height=\"540\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-75572\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/Long-Voyage-Home-Letter.png 720w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/Long-Voyage-Home-Letter-300x225.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/Long-Voyage-Home-Letter-128x96.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/Long-Voyage-Home-Letter-360x270.png 360w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 720px) 100vw, 720px\" \/><\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/Long-Voyage-Home-Hunter.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/Long-Voyage-Home-Hunter.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"720\" height=\"540\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-75569\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/Long-Voyage-Home-Hunter.png 720w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/Long-Voyage-Home-Hunter-300x225.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/Long-Voyage-Home-Hunter-128x96.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/Long-Voyage-Home-Hunter-360x270.png 360w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 720px) 100vw, 720px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>The other primary tale is that of Ole (Wayne), a genial Swede who is merely on the periphery of proceedings for most of the film, but by the end becomes the storyline&#8217;s symbolic (and literal) chance for another life; we&#8217;re kept in painful suspense about how his travails will turn out. <\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/Long-Voyage-Home-Wayne-Natwick.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/Long-Voyage-Home-Wayne-Natwick.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"720\" height=\"540\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-75570\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/Long-Voyage-Home-Wayne-Natwick.png 720w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/Long-Voyage-Home-Wayne-Natwick-300x225.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/Long-Voyage-Home-Wayne-Natwick-128x96.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/Long-Voyage-Home-Wayne-Natwick-360x270.png 360w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 720px) 100vw, 720px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Gregg Toland&#8217;s cinematography is the true star of the show, however. Those interested in his work will most certainly want to check this film out. <\/p>\n<p><strong>Note:<\/strong> Ford and Wayne&#8217;s other (post-war) collaborative efforts are <em>all<\/em> listed or reviewed in Peary&#8217;s book; in chronological order, they are: <a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/?p=75634\"><em>They Were Expendable<\/em> (1945)<\/a>, <a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/?p=111\"><em>Fort Apache<\/em> (1948)<\/a>, <a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/?p=45479\"><em>3 Godfathers<\/em> (1948)<\/a>, <a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/?p=52846\"><em>She Wore a Yellow Ribbon<\/em> (1949)<\/a>, <a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/?p=42366\"><em>Rio Grande<\/em> (1950)<\/a>, <a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/?p=32128\"><em>The Quiet Man<\/em> (1952)<\/a>, <a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/?p=72009\"><em>The Searchers<\/em> (1956)<\/a>, <em>The Wings of Eagles<\/em> (1957), <em>The Horse Soldiers<\/em> (1959), <a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/?p=32080\"><em>The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance<\/em> (1962)<\/a>, <a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/?p=53098\"><em>How the West Was Won<\/em> (1962)<\/a>, and <em>Donovan&#8217;s Reef<\/em> (1963). <\/p>\n<p><strong>Notable Performances, Qualities, and Moments:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Ian Hunter as Smitty<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/Long-Voyage-Home-Hunter2.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/Long-Voyage-Home-Hunter2.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"720\" height=\"540\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-75562\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/Long-Voyage-Home-Hunter2.png 720w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/Long-Voyage-Home-Hunter2-300x225.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/Long-Voyage-Home-Hunter2-128x96.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/Long-Voyage-Home-Hunter2-360x270.png 360w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 720px) 100vw, 720px\" \/><\/a><\/li>\n<li>Gregg Toland&#8217;s cinematography<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/Long-Voyage-Home-Cinematography2.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/Long-Voyage-Home-Cinematography2.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"720\" height=\"540\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-75564\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/Long-Voyage-Home-Cinematography2.png 720w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/Long-Voyage-Home-Cinematography2-300x225.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/Long-Voyage-Home-Cinematography2-128x96.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/Long-Voyage-Home-Cinematography2-360x270.png 360w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 720px) 100vw, 720px\" \/><\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/Long-Voyage-Home-Cinematography.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/Long-Voyage-Home-Cinematography.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"720\" height=\"540\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-75563\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/Long-Voyage-Home-Cinematography.png 720w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/Long-Voyage-Home-Cinematography-300x225.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/Long-Voyage-Home-Cinematography-128x96.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/Long-Voyage-Home-Cinematography-360x270.png 360w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 720px) 100vw, 720px\" \/><\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/Long-Voyage-Home-Cinematography3.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/Long-Voyage-Home-Cinematography3.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"720\" height=\"540\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-75567\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/Long-Voyage-Home-Cinematography3.png 720w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/Long-Voyage-Home-Cinematography3-300x225.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/Long-Voyage-Home-Cinematography3-128x96.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/Long-Voyage-Home-Cinematography3-360x270.png 360w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 720px) 100vw, 720px\" \/><\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Must See? <\/strong><br \/>\nNo, though it&#8217;s certainly worth a look as a highly regarded favorite by a master director and cinematographer. Listed as a Sleeper and a Personal Recommendation in the back of Peary&#8217;s book, and nominated as one of the Best Pictures of the Year in Peary&#8217;s <em>Alternate Oscars<\/em>. <\/p>\n<p><strong>Links: <\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.imdb.com\/title\/tt0032728\/\">IMDb entry<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/1940\/10\/09\/archives\/the-screen-the-long-voyage-home-magnificent-drama-of-the-sea-at-the.html\">NY Times Original Review<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.timeout.com\/movies\/the-long-voyage-home\">Time Out Capsule Review<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tvguide.com\/movies\/the-long-voyage-home\/review\/2000032908\/\">TV Guide Review<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tcm.com\/tcmdb\/title\/81770\/the-long-voyage-home#articles-reviews?articleId=31542\">TCM Article<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/table>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&#8220;When a man goes to sea, he ought to give up thinking about things on shore.&#8221; Synopsis: The crew on a British tramp steamer &#8212; including Smitty (Ian Hunter), Cocky (Barry Fitzgerald), Yank (Ward Bond), Driscoll (Thomas Mitchell), and Swedes Ole (John Wayne) and Axel (John Qualen) &#8212; carouse together while experiencing a variety of challenges, such as Yank being wounded, the crew suspecting Smitty of being a German spy, and Ole&#8217;s desire to finally return home to Sweden. 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