fiction.wikisort.org - MovieSixteen Fathoms Deep is a 1934 American film directed by Armand Schaefer and starring Lon Chaney Jr and Sally O'Neil. It was an early leading role for Chaney, then billed under his birth name "Creighton Chaney".
1934 American film by Armand Schaefer
For the remake, see Sixteen Fathoms Deep (1948 film).
| Sixteen Fathoms Deep |
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| Directed by | Armand Schaefer |
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| Written by | Barry Barringer
Norman Houston |
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| Based on | the American magazine story by Eustace L. Adams |
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| Produced by | Paul Malvern |
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| Starring | Sally O'Neil
Lon Chaney Jr. |
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Production
company | Paul Malvern Productions |
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| Distributed by | Monogram Pictures |
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Release date | 18 January 1934 (New York)[1] |
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Running time | 58 mins |
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| Country | United States |
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| Language | English |
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Plot
A sponge diver, Joe Bethel, hopes to make enough money to buy his own boat and marry his fiancée, Rosie. He must deal with a villainous fellow diver, Savanis.
Cast
- Sally O'Neil as Rosie
- Lon Chaney Jr. as Joe Bethel (billed as "Creighton Chaney")
- Russell Simpson as A. B. Crockett
- Maurice Black as Nick
- Jack Kennedy as Mike
- George Regas as Savanis
- Constantine Romanoff as Kargas
- Richard Alexander as Martin
- Raul S. Figarola as Chinchin
- Lloyd Ingraham as Old Athos
- Robert Kortman as Cimos
- Si Jenks as Sculpin
Production
O'Neil made the film after missing out on the role in Sitting Pretty (1933) to Ginger Rogers.[2]
Reception
The New York Times called Sixteen Fathoms Deep a "good swaggering specimen" of action melodrama, "exciting, plausible and a lot of fun."[3]
See also
References
- "SCREEN NOTES". New York Times. 18 January 1934. p. 19.
- Schallert, Edwin (20 September 1933). "Hill-Billy Film Promises Scene-Stealing Fireworks". Los Angeles Times. p. 11.
- "Among the Sponge Divers". New York Times. 19 January 1934. p. 24.
External links
Films directed by Armand Schaefer |
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