In 1834, Charles Stewart (Alan Ladd), the spoiled, dissolute son of a shipping magnate, is shanghaied aboard the Pilgrim, one of his father's own ships. He embarks upon a long, hellish sea voyage under the tyrannical rule of Captain Francis Thompson (Howard Da Silva), assisted by his first mate, Amazeen (William Bendix). One of his crewmates is Richard Henry Dana Jr. (Brian Donlevy).
| Production | Seton I. Miller | Producer |
| Editing | Eda Warren | Editor |
| Directing | John Farrow | Director |
| Production | Buddy G. DeSylva | Producer |
| Writing | George Bruce | Writer |
| Writing | Richard Henry Dana Jr. | Writer |
| Writing | Seton I. Miller | Writer |
| Costume & Make-Up | Dorothy O'Hara | Costume Design |
| Art | Franz Bachelin | Art Direction |
| Art | Hans Dreier | Art Direction |
| Art | Bertram C. Granger | Set Decoration |
| Camera | Ernest Laszlo | Director of Photography |
| Sound | Victor Young | Original Music Composer |
| Directing | Clem Jones | Second Assistant Director |
