it strange that the best performance john wayne ever give on film be one that be not in a western and where he be not in the lead and and where he do not play and essentially and himself . ask someone what wayne best work a an actor be while they look at you strangely and shrug and and walk away . whenever he try an accent or a bunch of makeup and he flop . here and though and a the swede sailor ole and he fit perfectly . his tired face become poignant and his tall and forceful presence paint him a a gentle giant and rather than a the salt of the earth cowboy he be best know for . if the opening shots the haunting island music and the wind make everything sway in the night air and the island woman flirt with the sailor and the sailor flirt back doesn not hook you through the sheer force of ambiance alone and you probably would not like the long voyage home . if youre expect an excite sea adventure with the joe average john ford job of direction and you will be disappoint . if youre in the mood for something of a nautical mood piece while the adventure of merchant sailor from bar to bar and the tragedy of be affiliate with the wrong ship and naval warfare in the early twentieth century and etc . and check this out .