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Dicky Moe (1962) [N/A]

Featuring:
Allen Swift

Written by:
Eli Bauer
Gene Deitch

Directed by:
Gene Deitch


Release Date:
July 20, 1962

Original Title:
Dicky Moe

Genres:
Animation | Comedy

Production Companies:
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer

Production Countries:
United States of America

Ratings / Certifications:
 N/A

Runtime: 7

Overview from TheMovieDB

In a 19th century fishing harbor, the captain of the Komquot is obsessed with catching the great white whale Dicky Moe. His obsession unnerves his crew so badly that they all desert the ship. Shortly afterward, the captain finds Tom searching for food in the harbor, knocks him out, and takes him aboard. Tom believes at first that he is going on a cruise, but the captain soon puts him to work scrubbing the deck.

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Overview from Open Movies

Tom the cat has been shanghaied aboard a whaling vessel manned only by a violently insane one-legged captain obsessed with finding Dicky Moe, the elusive Great Whale. Jerry stows away on board the ship, and soon out to get Tom in as much trouble as he possibly can. Will Tom make it back to dry land, or will he end up as whale bait?

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Rankings and Honors

Dicky Moe (1962) on IMDb
Internet Movie Database 4.9/10

Performers

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Production

Animation Director:
Václav Bedřich

Director:
Gene Deitch

Original Music Composer:
Štěpán Koníček

Producer:
William L. Snyder

Story:
Eli Bauer
Gene Deitch

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