Plymouth Adventure
Plymouth Adventure is a 1952 American Technicolor historical drama film with an ensemble cast starring Spencer Tracy, Gene Tierney, Van Johnson and Leo Genn, made by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, directed by Clarence Brown, and produced by Dore Schary. The screenplay was adapted by Helen Deutsch from the 1950 novel The Voyage of the Mayflower by Ernest Gébler. The supporting cast includes Barry Jones, Dawn Addams, Lloyd Bridges and John Dehner.
Plot
The film tells a fictionalized version of the Pilgrims' voyage across the Atlantic Ocean to North America aboard the Mayflower. During the long sea voyage, Capt. Christopher Jones falls in love with Dorothy Bradford, the wife of William Bradford. The love triangle is resolved in a tragic way at the film's conclusion. Ship's carpenter John Alden — said to be the first person to set foot on Plymouth Rock in 1620 — catches the eye of Priscilla Mullins, one of the young Pilgrims following William Bradford. Alden ultimately wins Priscilla in another, if subtler, triangle with Miles Standish.
Awards
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| author | Helen Deutsch |
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| award | Academy Award for Best Special Effects |
| contentLocation | England |
| director | Clarence Brown |
| editor | Robert J. Kern |
| genre | adventure drama historical |
| keywords | atlantic ocean capt. christopher jones christopher jones john alden love triangle mayflower miles standish north america pilgrim sea voyage william bradford |
| musicBy | Miklós Rózsa |
| nomination | Academy Award for Best Special Effects |
| producer | Dore Schary |
| productionCompany | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer |
| publisher | Loews Cineplex Entertainment |