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THE SEA BEAST (1926)

The Hitless Wonder Movie Blog Posted by Dan Day, Jr. on Apr 18, 2023

 Last week I wrote a blog post on the 1930 film version of MOBY DICK, starring John Barrymore. This movie is actually a sound version of an earlier film adaptation of Melville's novel called THE SEA BEAST. Both MOBY DICK and THE SEA BEAST were made by Warner Bros., and they both had Barrymore p read more

Flash Gordon (1936, Frederick Stephani), Chapter 4: Battling the Sea Beast

The Stop Button Posted by Andrew Wickliffe on Sep 5, 2017

Battling the Sea Beast opens with Buster Crabbe fighting an octopus. Mostly it’s Crabbe–quite enthusiastically–feigning a struggle against one or two legs of the octopus, which shows no life once they’re battling. Before it was stock footage; with the fight, it’s a passive prop Crabbe has read more

The Sea Beast (Millard Webb, 1926)

Movie Classics Posted by Judy on Apr 24, 2011

Since reading Moby Dick a few years ago, I’ve been  interested in seeing different film and stage versions of it. I was especially intrigued to see John Barrymore playing Ahab, as sadly only one of his full Shakespearean roles survives on film (Mercutio in Romeo and Juliet). It is often said read more