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Movie · 1938

The Storm

Released 28 October 1938 More from 1938 → Letterboxd ↗ · TMDB ↗

“Sparks” Roberts and Captain Cogswell are brothers whose relationship is fractured by a long-standing feud involving rivalries over boats and women. The tension between them reaches a breaking point when a passenger ship they are on unexpectedly encounters a violent typhoon. The life-threatening danger of the storm acts as a catalyst for the brothers, forcing them to reconcile and work together to survive the maritime disaster.

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How old were they?

Oldest first
Charles Bickford
as Bob "Sparks" Roberts
47
Preston Foster
as Jack Stacey
38
Barton MacLane
as Captain Cogswell
35
Frank Jenks
as Peter Carey
35
Tom Brown
as Jim Roberts
23
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The numbers

Computed from the cast above
24years between the oldest and youngest billed
47Charles Bickford — oldest on the call sheet
23Tom Brown — youngest billed
36average age of the credited cast
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