Sixteen Fathoms Deep

Sixteen Fathoms Deep
Directed by Armand Schaefer
Produced by Paul Malvern
Written by Barry Barringer
Norman Houston
Based on the American magazine story by Eustace L. Adams
Starring Sally O'Neil
Lon Chaney Jr.
Production
company
Paul Malvern Productions
Distributed by Monogram Pictures
Release date
 18 January 1934 (New York)[1]
Running time
 58 mins
Country United States
Language English

Sixteen 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 as "Creighton Chaney".

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
  • Creighton Chaney as Joe Bethel
  • 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

  1. ↑ SCREEN NOTES. New York Times (1923-Current file); New York, 18 January 1934: 19
  2. ↑ Hill-Billy Film Promises Scene-Stealing Fireworks, Schallert, Edwin. Los Angeles Times (1923-Current File); Los Angeles, 20 September 1933: 11.
  3. ↑ "Among the Sponge Divers". New York Times. 19 January 1934. p. 24.
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