The read
It runs a compact 1h 26m.
Synopsis
Tugboat, the Narcissus, is owned and captained by Annie Brennan, and among her crew are her alcoholic but good-natured husband, Terry, and her conscientious son, Alec. Annie continually loses business because of Terry's drunken mistakes. Alec wants to quit school to work on the tug full time, but Annie will not sacrifice her son's education. A grown Alec has followed in his mother's footsteps and becomes a mariner, but a more upscale one as the captain of a luxury liner. Alec returns home with his fiancée, Pat - the boss' daughter - with a grand plan to save Annie from the life that drunkard Terry has provided her. But ultimately, it's Annie and Terry that need to be Alec's savior, and by their move show him the meaning of true commitment.
Ratings
9 audience votes
Key crew
- Mervyn LeRoyDirector
- Zelda SearsWriter
- Eve GreeneWriter
- Paul MarquardtOriginal Music Composer
Cast
- Marie DresslerAnnie
- Wallace BeeryTerry (Husband)
- Robert YoungAlec (Son)
- Maureen O'SullivanPatricia 'Pat' Severn
- Willard RobertsonRed Severn
- Tammany YoungShif'less
- Frankie DarroAlec, as a Child
- Jack PennickPete
- Paul HurstSam
- Willie FungChow, the Cook (uncredited)
- Jack RandallDance Extra (uncredited)
- Oscar ApfelReynolds (uncredited)