High Barbaree

"Six Great Stars! A Thousand Unforgettable Moments!"

May 1 1947 Approved 1h 31m
Action, Drama, Romance

After his plane is downed in the South Pacific, a Navy flier recounts his life to a co-pilot while awaiting rescue.

Plot

Van Johnson is a navy pilot in WWII, who has been shot down in the Pacific on a bombing mission. He and a wounded comrade are the only survivors of the mission and are lost at sea. As they await rescue, Van Johnson recants his life's story and romance with girlfriend, June Allyson. It's a wonderful wholesome movie that the whole family will enjoy. Written by Charles Nordhoff and James Norman Hall, the authors of Mutiny on the Bounty.

Written by

Anne Morrison Chapin, Whitfield Cook, Cyril Hume

Directed by

Jack Conway

Production Countries

United States of America

Production Companies

Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer

Languages

English

Awards

N/A

Scores
# of Votes
515
Average Rating
6.4 out of 10
Metascore
NA
Popularity
NA