Editing Captains Courageous (section)

==Film, TV, theatrical, or other adaptations==
''Captains Courageous'' has been adapted for film three times:
* In 1937 as ''[[Captains Courageous (1937 film)|Captains Courageous]]'', produced by [[Louis D. Lighton]], directed by [[Victor Fleming]] and starring [[Spencer Tracy]], [[Freddie Bartholomew]], [[Lionel Barrymore]], [[Melvyn Douglas]], [[Mickey Rooney]] and [[John Carradine]]. Tracy won the [[Academy Award for Best Actor]] for his work in this film.
* In 1977 for television, directed by Harvey Hart and starring [[Karl Malden]], Jonathan Kahn, [[Ricardo Montalbán]], [[Fritz Weaver]], [[Fred Gwynne]] and [[Neville Brand]].
* In 1996 for television, directed by [[Michael Anderson (director)|Michael Anderson]] and starring [[Robert Urich]], [[Kenny Vadas]], [[Kaj-Erik Eriksen]], [[Sandra Nelson]] and [[Colin Cunningham]].
Musical theatre:
* ''Captains Courageous, The Musical'' was a 1999 [[Off Broadway]] production at the [[Manhattan Theatre Club]].
* Episode 89 of [[The Triplets]] is based on Captains Courageous and follows the plot very closely.

Other adaptations:
* ''[[The Billion Dollar Boy]]'' by [[Charles Sheffield]] is a retelling of ''Captains Courageous'' in a futuristic science fiction setting.
* ''[[Cabin Boy]]'', a movie starring Chris Elliott, is a loose adaptation.