MOBY DICK.

Set in 19th-century New England, the story follows the whaling ship Pequod and its crew. Leading them is Captain Ahab, who was almost killed in an encounter with the "great white whale", Moby Dick. With the crew that has joined him, Ahab is out to destroy the huge sea mammal. But his obsession with vengeance is so great that he cannot turn back, eventually leading to the death of Ahab and all of his crew.

Credits

Cast
Gregory Peck, Richard Basehart, James Robertson Justice
Complete catalog record
MOBY DICK. 1930. 9 reels, sd. From the novel by Herman Melville. Credits: Director, Lloyd Bacon; screenplay and dialogue, J. Grubb Alexander; adaptation, Oliver H. P. Garrett. Warner Brothers Pictures, Inc.; 26Aug30; LP1519.

Sources

  1. 16mm Filmography (legacy record) — title, year, creator, length, format, color, sound, genre, description, credits, catalog record
  2. Wikidata · Q1423235 ↗ — country