Highest-Rated Movies about 'First Mate', Sort by Popularity

The Maggie (1954), Steamboat Bill, Jr. (1928), Down to the Sea in Ships (1949), The World in His Arms (1952), Anne of the Indies (1951), Wake of the Red Witch (1948), Rulers of the Sea (1939), The Gun Runners (1958) ... Let's take a look at the ranked list of the best First Mate movies.

#2. Steamboat Bill, Jr. (1928)

Storyline: Following through on a promise to his mother, William Canning Jr. goes to River Junction to meet his father who has not seen him since he was a child. The younger Canning isn't quite what the elder was expecting but the old man has bigger problems. He's being put out of business by J.J. King, who not only owns the local hotel and bank, but has recently introduced a new paddle wheel steamer that puts Cannings older boat, the Stonewall Jackson, to shame. Bill Jr. and Kitty King take a liking to each other much to the dismay of both of their fathers. When a fierce storm hits River Junction, Bill Jr. is forced to save Kitty, her father and his father.

Plot Keywords: college graduate, girlfriend, rival, first mate, amusing, madcap, heartwarming ...

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#3. Down to the Sea in Ships (1949)

Storyline: At the end of the 19th century, Massachusetts whaling ship captain Bering Joy takes his grandson Jed on a whaling expedition.The old captain wants to teach his spoiled grandson real life values such as honesty, courage, wisdom, fairness and hard work.At the same time, First Mate Dan Lunceford is entrusted with tutoring the boy in his schoolwork.A small competition and rivalry starts when both men,Captain Joy and First Mate Lunceford, strive to become young Jed's male role model.Captain Joy may have the wisdom dictated by his life's experiences but young Jed's imagination is rather captivated by Dan Lunceford's seafaring tales.—nufs68

Plot Keywords: captain, grandchild, first mate, ship owner, sailor, gripping, rousing ...

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#4. The World in His Arms (1952)

Storyline: Roistering sea captain Jonathan Clark, who poaches seal pelts from Russian Alaska, meets and woos Russian countess Marina in 1850 San Francisco. Events separate them, but after an exciting sea race to the Pribilof Islands they meet again; now, both are in danger from the schemes of villainous Prince Semyon.—Rod Crawford <puffinus@u.washington.edu>

Plot Keywords: captain, first mate, pilot, countess, merchant, prince, gripping ...

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#5. Anne of the Indies (1951)

Storyline: LaRochelle, a former pirate captain, is caught by the British. To get his ship back, he works as a spy against other pirates, first of all Blackbeard and Providence. He works on some ships, crossing the Caribbean sea, with the intention of being enchained, when a pirate ship is in sight, to make them believe he's an enemy of the British. One day, his ship is conquered by Captain Providence. What nobody knew before, Providence is a (beautiful, of course) woman. She believes his story and so he joins her crew. But Blackbeard, her fatherly friend, doesn't believe him. Providence and LaRochelle fall in love, although he is married. When LaRochelle tries to deliver her to the British, she forebodes the trap, kidnaps his wife and escapes. As for revenge, she wants to sell his wife on a slave-market. LaRochell gets his ship and his crew back and follows her. ...—Christian Wenger <wenger@ls7.informatik.uni-dortmund.de>

Plot Keywords: pirate, spy, first mate, blackbeard, wife, spectacular, engaging ...

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#8. The Gun Runners (1958)

Storyline: Remake of "To Have and Have Not" based on Hemingway short story. Plot reset to early days of Cuban revolution. A charter boat skipper gets entangled in gunrunning scheme to get money to pay off debts. Sort of a sea-going film noir with bad girl, smarmy villain, and the "innocent" drawn into wrong side of law by circumstances.—<rita.richardson@arch2nara.gov>

Plot Keywords: skipper, arms dealer, wife, first mate, revolutionary, femme fatale, suspenseful ...

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#10. Captain Pirate (1953)

Storyline: In 1690, years have passed since Captain Blood was pardoned by the Crown for his daring deeds against the Spanish on the Spanish Main, and he is living quietly on his plantation in the West Indies, practicing medicine and planning his marriage to Isabella. But his peaceful existence is shattered when Hilary Evans arrives and arrests him on a piracy charge. Somebody has been raiding the islands, and making it appear it was Captain Blood. In order to prove his innocence, Captain Blood has to sail again under the "Jolly Roger."—Les Adams <longhorn1939@suddenlink.net>

Plot Keywords: physician, fiancée, sea captain, pirate, first mate, military official, spirited ...

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#11. Blackbeard, the Pirate (1952)

Storyline: In 1674, "reformed" pirate Sir Henry Morgan is a high official in Jamaica, but Edward Maynard hopes to win a large reward by proving Morgan still dabbles in piracy. Maynard goes undercover as ship's surgeon with a Morgan henchman...who's been supplanted by notorious Blackbeard himself. Also on the ship is Edwina Mansfield, seemingly a damsel in distress, to whom there's much more than meets the eye.—Rod Crawford <puffinus@u.washington.edu>

Plot Keywords: pirate, surgeon, first mate, blackbeard, damsel in distress, hostage, thrilling ...

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#12. Gorgo (1961)

Storyline: A salvage vessle is nearly sunk off the Irish coast by an undersea earthquake. A few nights later, a walking sea monster tangles with the fishing boats and enters the town. The salvage vessel captures Gorgo and takes it to London for display. Gorgo's mother, who is upset and significantly larger follows his trail to London leaving a wake of destruction in her path.—John Vogel <jlvogel@comcast.net>

Plot Keywords: sailor, first mate, captain, fisherman, monster, explorer, frenetic ...

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#13. Captain Hurricane (1935)

Storyline: Zenas Brewster (James Barton) is a seafaring man with a bad reputation. Notorious for his tempestuous nature, Brewster has earned the nickname of "Captain Hurricane." Brewster is smitten with neighbor Abbie Howland (Helen Westley), but she doesn't like his temperament. After a period of retirement, a bad investment puts Brewster back at work on the sea. And when fire overtakes his ship, Hurricane proves heroic, selflessly rescuing his crew from a grisly and deadly fate.—Bill Morrison

Plot Keywords: captain, seaman, first mate, housekeeper, daughter, thrilling, rousing ...

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#15. The Golden Hawk (1952)

Storyline: Kit Gerardo, also known as The Hawk, is one of Frances's most daring privateers, rescues Rouge from a Spanish ship. She is also a pirate, working to restore the fortune the French took from her. When Kit is captured by the governor of Cartagena, Luis del Toro, Rouge demands that he be hanged for piracy. Only one person knows it, but Kit is the governor's son.—Les Adams <longhorn1939@suddenlink.net>

Plot Keywords: sea captain, rival, pirate, fiancée, first mate, messenger, cheeky ...

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