City Beneath the Sea

City Beneath the Sea

11/3/1953 1h 27m 5.0/10

Overview

Two adventures dive for treasure off the coast of Jamaica.

Director

Budd Boetticher

Top Billed Cast

Mala Powers

Mala Powers

Terry McBride

Anthony Quinn

Anthony Quinn

Tony Bartlett

Robert Ryan

Robert Ryan

Brad Carlton

George Mathews

George Mathews

Captain Meade

Suzan Ball

Suzan Ball

Venita

Karl Stepanek

Karl Stepanek

Dwight Trevor

Reviews

Wuchak

11/27/2021

7/10

_**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

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