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Moby Dick; Ishmael's first time aloft!

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Uploaded by on Feb 17, 2008

From Moby Dick, Ishmael goes aloft on his first masthead watch as his friend Queequeg and Mr. Stub watch on...

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    Alan Villiers, who captained the Pequod, complained that the studio had fitted her with the flimsiest masts and spars, and the heaviest storm canvas. You can see the topmost mast visibly bending under Ishmael's weight as he climbs the ( inauthentic ) rope ladder to the look-out. When sailing they fitted a dummy at the lookout, the live action lookout was filmed in port.

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