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The Incredible Mr. Limpet (99 min)
Synopsis: Mild-mannered Henry Limpet longs to serve his country during World War II, but he can’t pass the Navy’s admissions physical. Classified as “4-F” – too small and too weak to be a soldier – Henry takes a trip to Coney Island where a magical wish changes Henry Limpet from a little fish in a big pond into… well, a fish! With a fin up on the enemy, Henry uses his new aquatic abilities to lead the Navy into battle as its ultimate secret weapon!
Cast: Don Knotts (Henry Limpet); Carole Cook (Bessie Limpet); Jack Weston (George Stickle); Andrew Duggan (Harlock); Larry Keating (Admiral P.P. Spewter); Oscar Beregi, Jr. (Nazi admiral); Charles Meredith (Fleet Admiral); Elizabeth MacRae (voice of Ladyfish); Paul Frees (voice of Crusty); Phil Arnold (Short Fishman)
Songs: “The Mr. Limpet March (Super Doodle Dandy)” “I Wish I Were a Fish,” “Be Careful How You Wish,” “Deep Rapture,” “Hail to Henry Limpet”
Directed by Arthur Lubin
US Release Date: March 28, 1964 (Premiered on January 20, 1964, at the Weeki Wachee Springs Underwater Theater in Spring Hill, Florida.)
US Home Media Release Dates: 1990 (VHS); December 3, 1994 (VHS); October 1, 2002 (DVD); August 7, 2012 (Blu-ray); March 24, 2020 (DVD)
Trivia:
• Based on a novel by Theodore Pratt which was published in 1942.
• Original songs by Sammy Fain and Harold Adamson
• The animated sequences were handled by Warner Bros. Cartoons under the supervision of Robert McKimson, and it was the final project for the studio prior to its temporary closure in spring 1963, as well as one of the few non-Looney Tunes productions they worked on.
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