City Beneath the Sea
Adventure • Action • Drama
Theatrical Release (US)
~ Fabulous Lost World -- at the Bottom of the Sea! ~
Overview:
Two adventures dive for treasure off the coast of Jamaica.
Director:
Budd Boetticher
Status:
Released
Language:
English
Buget:
$0.00
Revenue:
Key words:
Cast
Robert Ryan
~ as ~
Brad Carlton
Mala Powers
Terry McBride
Anthony Quinn
Tony Bartlett
Suzan Ball
Venita
George Mathews
Captain Meade
Karl Stepanek
Dwight Trevor
Hilo Hattie
Mama Mary
Lalo Rios
Calypso
Woody Strode
Djion
John Warburton
Captain Clive
Wuchak
Written 3 year(s) ago
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Sea adventure in Jamaica with Ryan and Quinn
Two American divers (Robert Ryan and Anthony Quinn) get a gig in Jamaica to find a sunken vessel with gold cargo while carousing and seeking out fair ladies (Mala Powers and Suzan Ball). Unfortunately, there are shady characters afoot (George Mathews). Woody Strode has a peripheral role.
"City Beneath the Sea" (1953) is an oceanic adventure/thriller that has the look and tone of “Dinosaurus!” (1960), but is thematically similar to "The Deep" (1977), "Into the Blue" (2005), "Into the Blue 2: The Reef" (2009) and "Fool's Gold" (2008).
The best of these, believe it or not, is “Into the Blue 2,” which was a direct-to-video release. This one is worthy too if you can acclimate to the early 50’s quaintness. It’s rollicking escapist fare with a buddy film foundation.
On the female front, Suzan Ball is reminiscent of a taller Salma Hayek while Mala Powers evokes Susan Hayward.
The film runs 1 hour, 27 minutes, and was shot at Universal Studios in Universal City, California.
GRADE: B
