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The Incredible Mr. Limpet (1964) was a Animation - Comedy Film directed by Arthur Lubin .

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Classic Films in Focus: THE INCREDIBLE MR. LIMPET (1964)

By Jennifer Garlen on Aug 28, 2014 From Virtual Virago

Don Knotts stars in The Incredible Mr. Limpet (1964), one of the weirdest war comedies ever made, in which a nearsighted amateur ichthyologist transforms into a fish and then becomes an unlikely hero during World War II. This family-friendly picture combines animation and live action for its strange... Read full article


Classic Films in Focus: THE INCREDIBLE MR. LIMPET (1964)

By Jennifer Garlen on Aug 28, 2014 From Virtual Virago

Don Knotts stars in The Incredible Mr. Limpet (1964), one of the weirdest war comedies ever made, in which a nearsighted amateur ichthyologist transforms into a fish and then becomes an unlikely hero during World War II. This family-friendly picture combines animation and live action for its strange... Read full article


Classic Films in Focus: THE INCREDIBLE MR. LIMPET (1964)

By Jennifer Garlen on Aug 28, 2014 From Virtual Virago

Don Knotts stars in The Incredible Mr. Limpet (1964), one of the weirdest war comedies ever made, in which a nearsighted amateur ichthyologist transforms into a fish and then becomes an unlikely hero during World War II. This family-friendly picture combines animation and live action for its strange... Read full article


Something Fishy’s Going On Here – Richard Linklater Set To Remake The Incredible Mr. Limpet (1964)

By Michael on Jan 29, 2014 From Durnmoose Movie Musings

I’m really not sure how I feel about this. According to this article from Screen Daily, Richard Linklater is slated to direct a remake of 1964′s The Incredible Mr. Limpet, which starred Don Knotts in the title role. It’s been a long, long time since I’ve seen the original, bu... Read full article


Something Fishy’s Going On Here – Richard Linklater Set To Remake The Incredible Mr. Limpet (1964)

By Michael on Jan 29, 2014 From Durnmoose Movie Musings

I’m really not sure how I feel about this. According to this article from Screen Daily, Richard Linklater is slated to direct a remake of 1964’s The Incredible Mr. Limpet, which starred Don Knotts in the title role. It’s been a long, long time since I’ve seen the original, bu... Read full article


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Bessie Limpet: Henry, am I the widow of a man or the wife of a fish?
Henry Limpet: Well, let's be logical, Bessie. You can't very well keep me in the bathtub, can you?


Henry Limpet: Doesn't it kind of give you a thrill of hope, George?
George Stickel: Hope for what, Henry?
Henry Limpet: Well, with the war in Europe and new weapons being invented all the time, why, what if men were actually foolish enough to destroy themselves completely? Then, you see, the fish in the ocean would develop into a new race of men, and, well, this time they might turn out better, you see?


Henry Limpet: I wish, I wish I were a fish.


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Facts about

The United States Destroyer used in the film was the USS Alfred A. Cunningham (DD-752) which was commissioned on Thursday, November 23rd, 1944. It served in World War II and the Korean War before being decommissioned in 1971. It was sunk as a target in 1979.
Larry Keating's final film.
Elizabeth MacRae who provided the voice for Ladyfish portrayed Gomer Pyle's girlfriend on Gomer Pyle, U.S.M.C. which starred Jim Nabors who started out on The Andy Griffith Show as did Don Knotts who voiced, the United States Navy's top secret talking fish, "The Incredible Mr. Limpet".
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