Barnacle Bill is a seafaring character whose name is famed in song and story. While he may not be identical to the man who vowed to “sail the sea until I croak, fight and swear and drink and smoke” he certainly has many of the lusty and contagious manners of his namesake and no one could better portray the role of such a character as Wallace Beery. Wally appears co-starred with Marjorie Main, his brother Noah and his daughter Carol Ann in Metro Goldwyn Meyer’s boisterous comedy Barnacle Bill a saga spiced with sentiment and humor and sparked by the excitement so inherent in the lives of those who seek their fortune by the sea matching brain and muscle with the elements.

Wallace Beery and Marjorie Main both reprise their 1941 film roles.

Produced by: William Keighley