Spencer Tracy mis-cast?
Apparently so, according to Ernest Hemingway, the author of the book upon which this movie was based. From the Trivia section:
After seeing the film, Ernest Hemingway expressed his disappointment and said that Spencer Tracy looked less the Cuban peasant fisherman and more the rich old actor that he was. Tracy won an Oscar nomination for the role.
Ouch! The Oscar nomination notwithstanding, not exactly a real ringing endorsement of Tracy's efforts!
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