John Paul Jones (1959)

Directors

John Farrow

Cast

Robert Stack, Marisa Pavan, Charles Coburn, Erin O'Brien

The story

A United States Navy officer recounts the life of John Paul Jones to new midshipmen at the United States Naval Academy. In 1759, a young John Paul undergoes an apprenticeship on board a merchantman, serving on several ships and becoming the master of his own ship by 1773. In Tobago, a mutinous subordinate challenges Paul, who kills him; the governor of Tobago, not wanting him arrested, advises Paul to go to Virginia, where his brother lives.

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