Vaughan N. Dean

When HMS Scotia pays a visit to the French Riviera, the officers throw a lavish party to celebrate the engagement of Captain Robert Randall to Jill Eaton, a charming American girl; among the guests are Mary Carlton, Jill's American friend, and Antoinette, a vivacious redhead. However, when the last shore-boat is deemed unseaworthy, the girls are obliged to spend the night on ship. A series of hilarious complications ensue, as the officers attempt to keep the girls away from the beady eyes of Admiral Hewitt – who chooses this very night to board the Scotia.

1841年、マサチューセッツ州ニューベドフォード。イシュメイルは安宿で知り合った銛打ちと意気投合し、老朽の捕鯨船ピークォッド号に乗り込む。その船の船長エイハブはかつて“白鯨”と呼ばれる巨大なクジラに片足を喰いちぎられており、その復讐に燃えている。この航海の目的もそれで、今度こそ“白鯨”の息の根を止めるつもりのエイハブの目には既に狂気に似たものがあった。“白鯨”を倒す執念に憑かれたエイハブの凶行は、次第に船員たちの命までも危険に晒していく……。

A London solicitor and a French detective investigate the mysterious death of an elderly woman suspected of being poisoned.