The Incredible Mr. Limpet (1964)

Director:

Arthur Lubin

Writers:

Jameson Brewer (screenplay) &
John C. Rose (screenplay) ...
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Release Date:

28 March 1964 (USA)

Genre:

Animation | Comedy | Family | War | Fantasy

Tagline:

GLUB! The Face That Launched A Thousand Torpedoes!

Plot:

Meek and mild mannered bookkeeper Henry Limpet has few passions in life. It's mid-1941 and he would love to join the Navy but has been rated 4F...

Plot Keywords:

Fish | Nazi | German | U Boat | Secret Weapon

Cast

Don Knotts	...	Henry Limpet
Carole Cook	...	Bessie Limpet
Jack Weston	...	George Stickel
Andrew Duggan	...	Harlock
Larry Keating	...	Admiral P.P. Spewter
Oscar Beregi Jr.	...	Nazi Admiral (as Oscar Beregi)
Charles Meredith	...	Fleet Admiral
Elizabeth MacRae	...	Ladyfish (voice)
Paul Frees	...	Crusty (voice)
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Phil Arnold	...	Short Fisherman (uncredited)
Sayre Dearing	...	Passerby / Naval Officer at Meeting (uncredited)
Louie Elias	...	Sailor (uncredited)
Sam Harris	...	Officer at Fleet Admiral's Briefing (uncredited)
Mike Lally	...	Naval Officer at Meeting (uncredited)
Harold Miller	...	Officer at Fleet Admiral's Briefing (uncredited)

Directed by
Arthur Lubin

Writing credits
Jameson Brewer		(screenplay) &
John C. Rose		(screenplay)
Joe DiMona		(adaptation)
Theodore Pratt		(novel)

Produced by
John C. Rose	....	producer

Original Music by
Frank Perkins

Cinematography by
Harold E. Stine		(director of photography) (as Harold Stine)

Film Editing by
Donald Tait

Art Direction by
LeRoy Deane

Set Decoration by
William L. Kuehl

Makeup Department
Gordon Bau	....	makeup supervisor
Jean Burt Reilly	....	supervising hair stylist
Bill Phillips	....	makeup artist (uncredited)
Louis Phillips	....	makeup artist (uncredited)
Lenore Weaver	....	hair stylist (uncredited)

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Sergei Petschnikoff	....	assistant director
Edmond F. Bernoudy	....	assistant director (uncredited)
Ira Stewart	....	assistant director (uncredited)

Art Department
Herbert Plews	....	property master (uncredited)

Sound Department
Stanley Jones	....	sound

Camera and Electrical Department
Bud Brooks	....	camera operator (uncredited)
Paul Burnett	....	gaffer (uncredited)
Sherman Clark	....	still photographer (uncredited)
Weldon Gilbert	....	grip (uncredited)
Stuart Higgs	....	assistant camera (uncredited)

Animation Department
Gerry Chiniquy	....	associate animation director: special piscatorial effects
Robert McKimson	....	sequence director: special piscatorial effects
Maurice Noble	....	animation production designer: special piscatorial effects
Don Peters	....	background styling: special piscatorial effects
Hawley Pratt	....	animation production designer: special piscatorial effects
Hawley Pratt	....	associate animation director: special piscatorial effects
Bill Tytla	....	supervising animation director: special piscatorial effects (as Vladimir Tytla)
Art Babbitt	....	animator (uncredited)
Hugh Fraser	....	animator (uncredited)
Phil Roman	....	animator (uncredited)

Costume and Wardrobe Department
Rose Brawd	....	wardrobe (uncredited)
Bob Richards	....	wardrobe (uncredited)

Music Department
Carl Brandt	....	orchestrator
Frank Perkins	....	conductor

Other crew
John W. Dunn	....	story developer: special piscatorial effects (as John Dunn)
Jules Miliman	....	script supervisor (uncredited)

Production Companies

• Warner Bros. Pictures (presents)

Distributors

• Warner Bros. Pictures (1964) (USA) (theatrical)
• Warner Home Video (2002) (Canada) (DVD)
• Warner Home Video (2002) (USA) (DVD)
• Warner Home Video (2006) (USA) (DVD)
• Warner Home Video (USA) (VHS)
• Warner Home Video (USA) (laserdisc)
• Warner Home Vídeo (Brazil) (VHS)

Other Companies

• Department of Defense, The  thanks
• International Alliance of Theatrical Stage Employees (IATSE)  this picture made under the jurisdiction of (as I.A.T.S.E.®)
• U.S. Navy, The  thanks

Also Known As:

Runtime:

99 min (DVD)

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color (Technicolor)

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

Mono (RCA Sound Recording)

Certification:

USA:G (DVD rating) | Canada:PG (Canadian Home Video rating) | USA:Approved (Certificate No. 20319)

Filming Locations:

Weeki Wachee, Florida, USA

Company:

Warner Bros. Pictures

Trivia:

Elizabeth MacRae who provided the voice for Ladyfish portrayed Gomer Pyle's girlfriend on "Gomer Pyle, U.S.M.C." (1964) which starred Jim Nabors who started out on "The Andy Griffith Show" (1960) as did Don Knotts who voiced, the United States Navy's top secret talking fish, "The Incredible Mr. Limpet".

Goofs:

Revealing mistakes: The Nazi Admiral and naval staff are all wearing US Navy uniforms (complete with rank strips and stars signifying their status as US officers of the line) but with swastikas on their caps and Maltese crosses in place of neckties.

Quotes:

[Crusty and Limpet are swimming around a sunken ship]
Crusty:No wonder this thing died! Look at all the stuff it ate!

Movie Connections:

Referenced in In the Soup (1992)

Soundtrack:

I Wish I Were a Fish

One Of My All Time Favorites...

The Incredible Mr. Limpet has always been a long time favorite movie of mine, the first movie I remember as a child.

From start to finish, the message of this movie, the music, and the superb comedy of Don Knotts makes this such a treat to watch.

The innovative use of live action and animation still holds up great today.

I just found out that Don Knotts passed away last night. I will forever miss him, and always remember him for his wonderful portrayal as Henry Limpet.

Go get this movie on DVD, you will not be disappointed.

Rest in Peace Don Knotts.

Larry Lee Moniz