Summary
In the twilight of the Alice Comedies, Alice the Whaler positions our live-action heroine aboard a vessel manned by a chaotic menagerie of animated sailors. While Alice performs a choreographed jig on deck, the real narrative engine grinds in the galley, where a feline chef and his rodent subordinate engage in a series of escalating slapstick chores. The plot hinges on the mouse's Sisyphean quest to procure ingredients—first eggs from a belligerent crow's nest and later milk from a stubborn shipboard goat. It is a film less about whaling and more about the surreal physics of a kitchen in perpetual motion, marking a transition point where the animated supporting cast begins to overshadow the human lead.
Synopsis
Alice is dancing aboard her ship with a veritable zoo of a crew. Meanwhile, in the galley, the chef (a cat) is preparing food while his assistant, a mouse, is peeling potatoes. When the chef complains that they need eggs, the mouse is enlisted to retrieve them from the crow's nest. The birds there give him a rough time, but he's eventually able to capture one and strong-arm three eggs out of it. When he returns, though, he finds the chef now wants some milk, and so he's off to find the ship's goat, with similar comedic results.
