Boy on a Dolphin

Watch: Boy on a Dolphin

4/19/19571h 51m

Theatrical Release (US)

~ An adventurous love story that will live 'til the seas run dry! ~

Overview:

Phaedra is a poor sponge diver on the lovely Greek isle of Hydra. While diving, she discovers an ancient brass and gold statue of a boy riding a dolphin, which is said to have the magical power to grant wishes. Her shiftless boyfriend wants to sell it to an unscrupulous art collector, but Phaedra wants to give it to anthropologist Jim Calder, who would return it to the Greek government.

Director:

Jean Negulesco

Status:

Released

Language:

English

Buget:

$0.00

Revenue:

$0.00

Key words:

gold
based on novel or book
diving
dolphin
athens, greece
greek
artifact
beautiful woman
aegean sea
sunken treasure
diver
art dealer
greek island
archeology
statue
sunken ship
treasure hunter
sponge divers

Cast

Alan Ladd

~ as ~

Dr. James 'Jim' Calder

Sophia Loren

~ as ~

Phaedra

Clifton Webb

~ as ~

Victor Parmalee

Alex Minotis

~ as ~

Milidias Nadapoulos

Jorge Mistral

~ as ~

Rhif

Laurence Naismith

~ as ~

Dr. Hawkins

Piero Giagnoni

~ as ~

Niko

Gertrude Flynn

~ as ~

Miss Dill

Charles Fawcett

~ as ~

Tonis Maroudas

~ as ~

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Reviews (1)

CinemaSerf
Written 3 year(s) ago
6
I can't help but wonder if this might not have worked better in black and white? As it is, it's a rather sterile and distinctly unsexy treasure hunt with a scantily clad, but off-form Sophia Loren in the role of sponge diver ("Phaedra"). On one such dive, she discovers a statue of a young boy riding a dolphin, nestled amongst the weeds. Desperate for some cash, she soon has the interest of the honourable "Dr. Calder" (Alan Ladd) and the unscrupulous "Parmalee" (Clifton Webb) vying for her attention - and for the location of this legendary work of art. It's not that it's a bad film, this - its just that there is way too much dialogue and nowhere near enough action. Webb's manoeuvrings are the highlight, but Ladd just looks like he is here (Greece) for a suntan. Geoffrey Keen turns in quite an engaging performance as the dipsomaniac doctor "Hawkins" and it has a pleasing soundtrack with the odd dance from Miss Loren before an ending that though right and proper, I found a bit, well, twee! Anyway, the cinematography looks nice and there is some good underwater photography to admire, but it's still all a pretty forgettable adventure with nobody really firing on all cylinders.