Captain Haddock oeuvre", it is inspired by the German French-language film "Captain Craddock". In "The Crab with the Golden Claws", Haddock sings one of the film songs, "Les gars de la Marine". At the time of Captain Haddock's introduction to the series in 1940, the character's manners presented a problem to Hergé. As a sailor, Haddock would need to have a very colourful vocabulary, but Hergé could not use any swear words as he knew his audience included children. The solution reportedly came when Hergé recalled how around 1933, shortly after the Four-Power Pact had come into being, he had overheard a
William F. Haddock William F. Haddock William F. Haddock (November 27, 1877 - June 30, 1969) was one of the earliest film directors of the silent film era. Haddock was born William Frederick Haddock in Portsmouth, New Hampshire, and directed his first film in 1909, titled "The Boots He Couldn't Lose". His next film was in 1911, when he directed "The Immortal Alamo", which is the earliest known film version of the events surrounding the 1836 Battle of the Alamo, and which starred Francis Ford. No copy of that film exists today, and it is considered to be a lost film, as are