Moby Dick (1930)
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- 1h 20min
- Adventure, Drama
- 20 Sep 1930 (USA)
- Movie
In this extremely loose adaptation of Melville's classic novel, Ahab is revealed initially not as a bitter and vengeful madman, but as a bit of a lovable scamp. Ashore in New Bedford, he meets and falls for Faith Mapple, daughter of the...
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| John Barrymore | ... |
Captain Ahab Ceely
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| Joan Bennett | ... |
Faith
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| Lloyd Hughes | ... |
Derek
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| Noble Johnson | ... |
Queequeg
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| Nigel De Brulier | ... |
Elijah
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| Walter Long | ... |
Stubbs
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| May Boley | ... |
Whale Oil Rosie
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| Tom O'Brien | ... |
Starbuck
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| Virginia Sale | ... |
Old Maid
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| John Ince | ... |
Reverend Mapple
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Tom Amandares | ... |
Sailor on Board during storm (uncredited)
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Jay Berger | ... |
Boy (uncredited)
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Ted Billings | ... |
Sailor (uncredited)
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| Richard Cramer | ... |
Sailor (uncredited)
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| Jack Curtis | ... |
First Mate (uncredited)
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| June Gittelson | ... |
Fat Fanny on Dock (uncredited)
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| Dannie Mac Grant | ... |
Boy (uncredited)
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| Otto Hoffman | ... |
Shanghai Lady Seller (uncredited)
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| Bud Jamison | ... |
Shipping Agent - 'Boston Lass' (uncredited)
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George Marion | ... |
Church Waiter (uncredited)
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Cliff Saum | ... |
Mary Ann Crew Member (uncredited)
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| Dick Sutherland | ... |
Minor Role (uncredited)
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| Dorothy Vernon | ... |
Mother of Many Children (uncredited)
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| Will Walling | ... |
Blacksmith (uncredited)
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Directed by
| Lloyd Bacon | ||
Written by
| Herman Melville | ... | (by) |
| Oliver H.P. Garrett | ... | (adaptation) |
| J. Grubb Alexander | ... | (screen play and dialogue) |
Produced by
| Hal B. Wallis | ... | producer |
| Harry M. Warner | ... | producer (uncredited) |
| Jack L. Warner | ... | producer (uncredited) |
Cinematography by
| Robert Kurrle | ... | (photography) |
Editing by
| Desmond O'Brien | ... | (edited by) |
Costume Design by
| Earl Luick | ... | (uncredited) |
Sound Department
| Charles David Forrest | ... | sound recording engineer (uncredited) |
Special Effects by
| Fred Jackman | ... | technical effects |
Music Department
| Erno Rapee | ... | general musical director |
| Louis Silvers | ... | conductor: Vitaphone Orchestra |
| William Axt | ... | composer: stock music (uncredited) |
| Henry Hadley | ... | composer: stock music (uncredited) |
| David Mendoza | ... | composer: stock music (uncredited) |
Production Companies
- Warner Bros. (present)
Distributors
- Warner Bros. (1930) (United States) (theatrical)
- Vitagraph Limited (1930) (Canada) (theatrical)
- Warner Brothers Pictures (1930) (United Kingdom) (theatrical)
- Warner Brothers First National Films (1931) (Norway) (theatrical)
- Warner Brothers First National Films (1931) (Sweden) (theatrical)
- Warner Bros. (1932) (Finland) (theatrical)
- Associated Artists Productions (AAP) (1956) (United States) (tv) (intended release)
- Warner Home Video (2016) (United States) (DVD) (dvdr)
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| Plot Summary |
In this extremely loose adaptation of Melville's classic novel, Ahab is revealed initially not as a bitter and vengeful madman, but as a bit of a lovable scamp. Ashore in New Bedford, he meets and falls for Faith Mapple, daughter of the local minister and beloved of Ahab's brother Derek. Faith herself quickly returns Ahab's love, as Derek is drab and ignoble. On his next voyage, however, Ahab loses a leg to the monstrous white whale Moby-Dick. When upon his return to New Bedford he mistakenly believes Faith wants nothing to do with him because of his disfigurement, Ahab returns to sea with only one goal in mind -- to find and kill the great white whale.
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| Taglines | Far out in an angry sea. sailors grapple with monster whales in a combat to death. While home in New Bedford sweethearts pray for the safe landing of boats that seldom return! (Print Ad- Portsmouth Times, ((Portsmouth, Ohio)) 29 September 1930) See more » |
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Did You Know?
| Trivia | This film featured an early, experimental use of widescreen known as Magnascope. As the boats were lowered for the first chase after the whale, the screen widened; then, as Moby Dick suddenly closed in on Captain Ahab, the screen returned to its normal size. This process had been used for selected sequences of important features at certain first run film run theaters since late 1926 when it was inaugurated with Old Ironsides (1926). There was no change in ratio. The screen got larger, by using a different lens, but lighting and magnification problems limited its use to special occasions. See more » |
| Goofs | The cover of Melville's novel is shown, then what is ostensibly the first page. But the text shown consists of statements about whaling in general and Moby Dick. The novel, however, is written in the first person, and its first line, establishing this, is one of the most famous in all literature: "Call me Ishmael." This footage was lifted from the 1925 version, 'The Sea Beast'. See more » |
| Movie Connections | Alternate-language version of Dämon des Meeres (1931). See more » |
| Crazy Credits | While the credits state that the film is based on Herman Melville's novel, the first page of the novel shown onscreen right after the credits is entirely written by one of the screenwriters; it has absolutely nothing to do with Melville's original, and even leaves out Melville's classic opening sentence, "Call me Ishmael". See more » |
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Faith Mapple:
[to Capt. Ahab]
Why... Why, Ahab Creely! You're crying! See more » |