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John Barrymore
Captain Ahab Ceeley
Dolores Costello
Esther Harper
George O'Hara
Derek Ceeley
Mike Donlin
Flask
Sam Baker
Queequeeq
George Berrell
Perth (as George Burrell)
Sam Allen
Captain
Frank Nelson
Stubbs
Mathilde Comont
Mula
James O. Barrows
Rev. Harper
Vadim Uraneff
Pip
Sôjin Kamiyama
Fedallah (as Sojin)
Frank Hagney
Daggoo
Joyzelle Joyner
Dancer in prologue
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Review 1DiscussionA review by CinemaSerf
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Written by CinemaSerf on Mon Jun 06 2022
Hmmm. This is what we would call a "re-imagining" nowadays. Herman Melville's classic "Moby Dick" underpins this far more romantic story as John Barrymore "Ahab" has to battle his brother "Derek" (George O'Hara) for the affections of "Esther" (Delores Costello) on land whilst joining in the battle against the great white whale from the novel at sea. I found the romance just a bit too drawn out and tedious, but when the film takes us to sea it comes alive with some cracking cinematography that depicts the dangers the sailors faced doing their jobs (including plenty of rats milling aboard amongst...
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Facts
Status
Released
Original Language
English
Budget
503000.00
Revenue
938000.00
Keywords
- sea
- whale
- revenge
- silent film