The Long Voyage Home

During World War II, the crew of the tramp steamer Glencairn enjoys a final night of carousing in the West Indies before shipping out to pick up a load of dynamite in Baltimore. After stowing the explosives in Baltimore, the crew is on edge, fearful that rough seas might detonate their volatile cargo. They're also concerned about the increasingly isolated Smitty, who they believe may be contacting the Nazis. Both, Ford and the ensemble, deliver magnificent work but the most notable contribution to the film is made by legendary cinematographer Gregg Toland, who experimented with a new type of deep-focus photography.