The Adventures of Martin Eden

1942 film
  • February 22, 1942 (1942-02-22)
Running time
87 minutesCountryUnited StatesLanguageEnglishBudget$1 million[1]

The Adventures of Martin Eden is a 1942 (~$14.7 million in 2023) black-and-white adventure film directed by Sidney Salkow and starring Glenn Ford and Claire Trevor. It is based on Jack London's novel Martin Eden (1909).

Plot

Martin Eden wants to be a writer but embarks as a sailor on a merchant ship. A storm hits the ship, which sinks. Martin escapes and decides to write about the experience.

Cast

  • Glenn Ford as Martin Eden
  • Claire Trevor as Connie
  • Stuart Erwin as Dawson
  • Frank Conroy as Carl
  • Evelyn Keyes as Ruth
  • Ian MacDonald as Raglan
  • Rafaela Ottiano as Maria
  • Robert J. McDonald as Judge
  • Uncredited actors include Filipino Hollywood actor Rudy Robles as San.

References

  1. ^ "Ford as 'Martin Eden'". Variety. 24 September 1941. p. 22.
  • The Continuum Encyclopedia of Children's Literature, By Bernice E. Cullinan,Diane Goetz Person

External links

  • The Adventures of Martin Eden at IMDb Edit this at Wikidata
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The films of Samuel Bronston
  • The Adventures of Martin Eden (1942)
  • City Without Men (1943)
  • Jack London (1943)
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  • King of Kings (1961)
  • El Cid (1961)
  • 55 Days at Peking (1963)
  • The Fall of the Roman Empire (1964)
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  • Savage Pampas (1966)
  • Dr. Coppelius (1966)
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  • Fort Saganne (1984)
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Films directed by Sidney Salkow
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Films
  • Martin Eden (1914)
  • The Adventures of Martin Eden (1942)
  • Martin Eden (2019)
TV
  • Martin Eden (1979)
Music
  • "Martin Eden" (1979 song)


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