Year: 1933
Runtime: 86 mins
Language: English
Director: Mervyn LeRoy
Annie Brennan captains the tug Narcissus with her alcoholic husband Terry and son Alec as crew. Terry’s drunken mistakes cost them work, and Annie refuses to let Alec quit school for the tug. Years later Alec, now a luxury liner captain, returns with his fiancée Pat, hoping to rescue his mother, but discovers Annie and Terry must save him by showing real commitment.
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