Moby Dick (1930 film)

Moby Dick
Theatrical poster
Directed byLloyd Bacon
Written byOliver H.P. Garrett
(adaptation)
Screenplay byJ. Grubb Alexander
Based onMoby-Dick
by Herman Melville
Produced by
StarringJohn Barrymore
CinematographyRobert Kurrle
Edited byDesmond O'Brien
Music by
Production
company
Distributed byWarner Bros. Pictures, Inc.
Release date
  • September 30, 1930 (1930-09-30)
Running time
80 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish
Budget$604,000
Box office$797,000

Moby Dick is a 1930 American pre-Code film from Warner Bros., directed by Lloyd Bacon, and starring John Barrymore, Joan Bennett and Walter Lang. The film is a sound remake of the 1926 silent movie, The Sea Beast, which also starred Barrymore. It is the first film adaptation of Herman Melville's 1851 novel Moby Dick that includes a soundtrack.