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- Based on the novel by Theodore Pratt, this quaint fantasy leads the viewer from real-life to a spectacular animated deep-sea adventure. Henry Limpet (Don Knotts), a bespectacled, milquetoast bookkeeper, loves his pet fish so much that he longs to be one.
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The Incredible Mr. Limpet is a 1964 American live-action/animated comedy film produced by Warner Bros. [1] and based on the 1942 novel Mr. Limpet by Theodore Pratt. It is about a man named Henry Limpet who turns into a talking fish and helps the U.S. Navy locate and destroy Nazi submarines.
Mar 22, 2024 · Combining live-action and animation, The Incredible Mr. Limpet (based on the book by Theodore Pratt) is told in flashback to the 1940s. It tells the story of the title character, a meek bookkeeper from Brooklyn named Henry Limpet, who is classified as 4F due to poor eyesight and is frustrated at being unable to enlist in the Navy.
Apr 15, 2024 · It’s based on the 1942 Theodore Pratt novel Mr. Limpet, though its name was changed out of fear that people would somehow confuse it with the television series about a talking horse, Mister Ed. Don is bookkeeper Henry Limpet, who dreams of being a part of the Navy, but is rejected due to poor eyesight.
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The Incredible Mr. Limpet, American comedic fantasy film, released in 1964, that featured Don Knotts in his first box-office hit as a leading man. This family movie combined live action with animation.
Meek bookkeeper Henry Limpet (played by Knotts) has a passion for studying fish. When the United States is attacked at Pearl Harbor during World War II, Henry tries to enlist in the navy but is rejected. Suffering from depression, he falls off a pier into the sea and is presumed drowned. Instead, he is magically transformed into a fish, portrayed in animated underwater segments, and becomes the U.S. Navy’s most unlikely hero.
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•Studio: Warner Brothers
•Director: Arthur Lubin
•Writers: Jameson Brewer and Joe DiMona
•Music: Frank Perkins
•Don Knotts (Henry Limpet)
•Carole Cook (Bessie Limpet)
•Jack Weston (Lieut. George Stickle)
•Andrew Duggan (Adm. Harlock)
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The Incredible Mr. Limpet ★★ 1964. Limp comedy about a nebbish bookkeeper who's transformed into a fish, fulfilling his aquatic dreams. Eventually he falls in love with another fish, and helps the U.S. Navy find Nazi subs during WWII.
Hailed as one of the greatest films of all time, The Incredible Mr Limpet is a story about the wonders of imagination and the triumph of the spirit via a mix of live-action cinematography and 2-D animation.
Based on the novel by Theodore Pratt, this quaint fantasy leads the viewer from real-life to a spectacular animated deep-sea adventure. Henry Limpet (Don Knotts), a bespectacled, milquetoast bookkeeper, loves his pet fish so much that he longs to be one.
