7.4
“AN EPIC OF THE GOLDEN AGE OF AMERICAN SEA-FARING ADVENTURE”
The Sea Beast (1926)
January 15, 19262h 16mEN
6.7
7 votes
Overview
Based on Herman Melville's novel "Moby Dick."
Director
Millard WebbWriters
Top Billed Cast
Status
Released
Original Language
No Language
Budget
$503K
Revenue
$938K
Production Companies
Warner Bros. Pictures
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6.0Hmmm. 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 amongs…
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