Based on plays by Eugene O'Neill, this drama focuses on a group of sailors on a ship during the war. It is beautifully filmed by famed cinematographer Gregg Toland and has Ford's usual visual flair. Wayne gives a fine performance as a Swedish (!) farm boy who is eager to get home. The cast includes familiar faces such as Mitchell, Bond, Fitzgerald, and Natwick. With such good pedigree behind it, one would expect a masterpiece but this is a big disappointment. It does not have much of a plot and there are too many scenes of Irish sailors boozing it up. It is long and dull, testing the viewer's patience. This acclaimed film came out the same year as another overrated Ford film, "The Grapes of Wrath."
Review of The Long Voyage Home
