 Heartbroken at this turn of events, Ahab blames neither Esther nor his brother; instead he transfers blame and an undying hatred onto the whale.The following saga of Ahab's pursuit of the whale takes on the aura of a super-human quest, far beyond the proportions of its first motivation.John Barrymore signed a three film contract with Warner Brothers in 1925 after the success of 1924's "Beau Brummel".