I watched this film last night on IFC, and thought it was very good. Jessica Tandy was one of the greatest actresses that ever lived, IMO. This was not her very best work, but it's a treat to see her in anything.
Does anyone know the title of the poem that she recited to Hume Cronyn? I was hoping to see it listed somewhere here on IMDb, but no luck. Thanks to anyone who can help me.
I'm pretty sure it was this:
I Must Go Down to the Sea
by John Masefield
I must go down to the seas again, to the lonely sea and the sky,
And all I ask is a tall ship and a star to steer her by,
And the wheel's kick and the wind's song and the white sail's shaking,
And a grey mist on the sea's face and a grey dawn breaking.
I must go down to the seas again, for the call of the running tide
Is a wild call and a clear call that may not be denied;
And all I ask is a windy day with the white clouds flying,
And the flung spray and the blown spume, and the sea-gulls crying.
I must go down to the seas again, to the vagrant gypsy life,
To the gull's way and the whale's way where the wind's like a whetted knife;
And all I ask is a merry yarn from a laughing fellow-rover,
And quiet sleep and a sweet dream when the long trick's over.