' s ▁films , ▁this ▁version ▁extends ▁the ▁story ▁beyond ▁the ▁final ▁battle ▁of ▁man ▁versus ▁wh ale ▁in ▁a ▁variation ▁on ▁Mel ville ' s ▁book . ▁Adding ▁public ity ▁to ▁the ▁film ▁was ▁a ▁bit ▁of ▁early ▁Hollywood ▁h ype , ▁un intent ional ▁though ▁it ▁may ▁seem : ▁the ▁actress ▁Pr isc illa ▁Bon ner ▁was ▁fired ▁by ▁Barry more ▁from ▁the ▁role ▁of ▁W isc asset , ▁in ▁preference ▁for ▁his ▁lo ver , ▁actress ▁Dol ores ▁Cost ello , ▁and ▁Bon ner ▁successfully ▁su ed ▁the ▁studio ▁and ▁won ▁a ▁considerable ▁out - of - court ▁settlement . ▁Barry more ▁explo ited ▁the ▁rom antic ▁scenes ▁with ▁Cost ello ▁to ▁their ▁full ▁potential ▁in ▁the ▁film , ▁displaying ▁a ▁" boy ish ▁enthus ias m " ▁according ▁to ▁bi ograph er ▁Mar got ▁Peters , ▁which ▁made ▁him ▁fall ▁out ▁with ▁Cost ello ' s ▁mother . ▁Barry more ▁d rank ▁heavily ▁during ▁the ▁production ▁of ▁the ▁film , ▁and ▁his ▁eyes ▁were ▁constantly ▁blood shot , ▁with ▁stub ble ▁on ▁his ▁ch in . ▁Produ cer ▁Jack ▁L . ▁Warner ▁said ▁" that ' s ▁a ▁great ▁make up ▁job " ▁to ▁director ▁Mill ard ▁Web b , ▁who ▁ret orted , ▁" That ' s ▁not ▁make up . ▁It ' s ▁a ▁hang over ". ▁The ▁ship ▁used ▁in ▁the ▁film , ▁The ▁Nar wh al , ▁was ▁actually ▁a ▁former ▁fighting ▁ship ▁with ▁de cks ▁st ained ▁with ▁blood ▁from ▁f ights . ▁The