A young sailor falls in love with a mysterious woman performing as a mermaid on the local pier. As they become entwined, he comes to suspect the woman might be a real mermaid who lures men to a watery death during the full moon. Preserved by the Academy Film Archive in partnership with The Film Foundation in 2007.
Cast
Dennis Hopper
Johnny Drake
Linda Lawson
Mora
Gavin Muir
Capt. Samuel Murdock
Luana Anders
Ellen Sands
Marjorie Eaton
Madame Romanovitch
Tom Dillon
Merry-Go-Round Operator
H.E. West
Lt. Henderson
Marjorie Cameron
Water Witch
Chaino
Head Bongo Player
Kirby Allan
Bongo player
Barbette
Man Talking at Bar
Danny Best
Teen on Midway
James Boscon
Teen on Midway Gawking at Mermaid
Richard Boscon
Teen on Midway with Glasses
Paul Horn
Jazz Flutist
Joyce King
Woman at Jazz Club
Bruno VeSota
Man on the stairs
Crew
Curtis Harrington
Director, Screenplay, Original Story
Jodie Copelan
Editor
Vilis Lapenieks
Director of Photography
Floyd Crosby
Director of Photography
Karl Romaine
Assistant Director, Second Unit
Jules Schwartz
Executive Producer
Aram Katarian
Producer
H. Duane Weaver
Associate Producer, Production Manager
David E. Blewitt
Production Assistant
David McDonald
Production Assistant
Paul Mathison
Production Design
Bruno VeSota
Makeup Artist
Marvin Walowitz
Sound Effects Editor
David Raksin
Original Music Composer
Chaino
Musician
Paul Horn
Music
Sid Sidney
Music Editor
Joyce King
Script Supervisor
Benjamin Zemach
Choreographer
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