City Beneath the Sea (1953 film)
City Beneath the Sea | |
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Directed by | Budd Boetticher |
Written by | Jack Harvey Ramon Romero |
Based on | Port Royal: The Ghost City Beneath the Sea by Harry E. Rieseberg |
Produced by | |
Starring | Robert Ryan Mala Powers Anthony Quinn Suzan Ball |
Cinematography | Charles P. Boyle |
Edited by | Edward Curtiss |
Production company | Universal Pictures |
Distributed by | Universal Pictures |
Release date |
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Running time | 87 minutes |
Country | United States |
Language | English |
Box office | $1.25 million (US)[1] |
City Beneath the Sea is a 1953 American adventure film directed by Budd Boetticher and starring Robert Ryan, Mala Powers, Anthony Quinn and Suzan Ball. The film is based on the book Port Royal: The Ghost City Beneath the Sea by Harry E. Rieseberg.[2]
Plot[]
In Jamaica, salvage divers Brad and Tony (Robert Ryan and Anthony Quinn) are hired by Dwight Trevor (Karel Stepanek) to find The Lady Luck, a ship that was supposedly sunk with all hands and $1,000,000 in gold bullion. There is no trace of the sunken ship, but there is a sunken city, the city of Port Royal that was destroyed in an earthquake in 1692. The $1,000,000 in gold bullion was in fact lost in a modern-day quake and is part of an insurance fraud by Trevor. He does not want the divers to find the gold and will stop at nothing to ensure the success of his plan.
Cast[]
- Robert Ryan as Brad Carlton
- Mala Powers as Terry McBride
- Anthony Quinn as Tony Nartlett
- Suzan Ball as Venita aka Mary Lou Beetle
- George Mathews as Capt. Meade aka Ralph Sorensen
- Karel Stepanek as Dwight Trevor
- Hilo Hattie as Mama Mary
- Lalo Rios as Calypso
- Woody Strode as Djion
- John Warburton as Captain Clive
- Peter Mamakos as Captain Pedro Mendoza
- Barbara Morrison as Madame Cecile
- LeRoi Antoine as Calypso singer
- Leon Lontoc as Kip
- Marya Marco as Half caste woman
See also[]
References[]
External links[]
- City Beneath the Sea at IMDb
- Robert Ryan at IMDb
- Anthony Quinn at IMDb
- 1953 films
- English-language films
- 1950s adventure drama films
- American adventure drama films
- American films
- Films based on non-fiction books
- Films directed by Budd Boetticher
- Films set in Jamaica
- Universal Pictures films
- Treasure hunt films
- Underwater action films
- 1953 drama films
- Adventure film stubs