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Moby Dick

Moby Dick

Thar she blows!

19305.31h 20m

Overview

Herman Melville's mad Capt. Ahab (John Barrymore) spends years hunting the white whale that got his leg.

Directed by Lloyd Bacon
Written by Herman Melville, Oliver H.P. Garrett, J. Grubb Alexander
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Top Cast

John Barrymore

John Barrymore

Ahab

Joan Bennett

Joan Bennett

Faith

Lloyd Hughes

Lloyd Hughes

Derek

Noble Johnson

Noble Johnson

Queequeg

Nigel De Brulier

Nigel De Brulier

Elijah

Walter Long

Walter Long

Stubbs

May Boley

May Boley

Whale Oil Rosie

Tom O'Brien

Tom O'Brien

Starbuck

Virginia Sale

Virginia Sale

Old Maid

John Ince

John Ince

Rev. Mapple

Themes & Keywords

mutinywhaleharpoonblack and whitestormpre-code

About Moby Dick

Moby Dick is a adventure, drama, romance film released in 1930 exploring themes of mutiny, whale, harpoon, black and white, storm, pre-code. Directed by Lloyd Bacon, it stars John Barrymore, Joan Bennett, Lloyd Hughes. Herman Melville's mad Capt. Ahab (John Barrymore) spends years hunting the white whale that got his leg.

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