▁theme ▁in ▁the ▁orch est ral ▁score ▁is ▁" L ove ' s ▁Old ▁S weet ▁Song ". ▁ ▁Due ▁to ▁the ▁success ▁of ▁this ▁film , ▁an ▁all - t alk ing ▁version ▁was ▁released ▁in ▁ 1 9 3 0 ▁under ▁Mel ville ' s ▁original ▁book ▁title , ▁with ▁Barry more ▁again ▁in ▁the ▁role ▁of ▁Captain ▁A hab . ▁The ▁ 1 9 3 0 ▁film ▁used ▁the ▁plot line ▁of ▁The ▁Sea ▁Be ast ▁rather ▁than ▁following ▁Mel ville ' s ▁novel . ▁A ▁German - language ▁version , ▁Da emon ▁des ▁M ers , ▁was ▁fil med ▁simultaneously ▁in ▁Hollywood ▁by ▁Warner ▁B ros . ▁It ▁was ▁directed ▁by ▁William ▁Di eter le , ▁beginning ▁his ▁American ▁career . ▁ ▁Re ception ▁ ▁The ▁Sea ▁Be ast ▁proved ▁to ▁be ▁" ext rem ely ▁popular " ▁with ▁the ▁public , ▁and ▁was ▁generally ▁well ▁received ▁by ▁critics ▁when ▁released ▁in ▁January ▁ 1 9 2 6 . ▁The ▁rom antic ▁scenes ▁between ▁Barry more ▁and ▁Cost ello ▁were ▁particularly ▁well ▁received . ▁Douglas ▁Fair b anks , ▁Jr ., ▁whose ▁father ▁was ▁an ▁old ▁friend ▁of ▁Barry more ' s , ▁said ▁he ▁saw ▁the ▁film ▁half ▁a ▁dozen ▁times . ▁The ▁New ▁Castle ▁News ▁of ▁Pennsylvania ▁called ▁it ▁a ▁" remark able ▁picture " ▁which ▁" re pres ents ▁the ▁fin est ▁in ▁motion ▁picture ▁art ", ▁considering ▁it ▁to ▁be ▁the ▁biggest ▁picture ▁of ▁the ▁year . ▁The ▁Post - C res cent ▁of ▁App