Alice the Whaler

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.