Demon of the Sea

Demon of the Sea

1931 · 81 min · ★ 10.0 · Drama

Ahab pursues a whale that chewed off a leg when his brother, vying with him for the hand of a minister's daughter, pushed him overboard. When he has caught the monstrous whale he will then deal with his brother.

Directed by Michael Curtiz · Written by Ulrich Steindorff

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