Sea of Lost Ships poster

Movie · 1953

Sea of Lost Ships

Released 24 October 1953 More from 1953 → Letterboxd ↗ · TMDB ↗

The son of a deceased Coast Guard hero is raised by a Coast Guard NCO, who also has a son the same age. When they get older both are accepted into the Coast Guard Academy, but the hero's son winds up being thrown out, bringing disgrace to his adopted family.

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How old were they?

Oldest first
Barton MacLane
as Capt. Jack Matthews
50
Roy Roberts
as Captain of the 'Eagle'
47
Tom Tully
as Ice Patrol Capt. Holland
45
Douglas Kennedy
as Helicopter Pilot
38
Steve Brodie
as Lt. Rogers
33
John Derek
as G.R. 'Grad' Matthews
27
Richard Jaeckel
as Ensign H.G. 'Hap' O'Malley
27
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The numbers

Computed from the cast above
23years between the oldest and youngest billed
50Barton MacLane — oldest on the call sheet
27Richard Jaeckel — youngest billed
38average age of the credited cast
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