Sea Tiger (1952)

"The Sea Tiger" is the name of a broken-down bucket of an old freighter, abandoned by the Japanese at the end of WW II, lying in anchor in a New Guiena cove. Co-owners Jenine Duval and Jim ... See full summary »

Director:

Frank McDonald

Writers:

Charles Yerkow (novel), Samuel Roeca (screenplay)

Stars:

Marguerite Chapman, John Archer, Harry Lauter

Cast

Complete credited cast:
Marguerite Chapman	...	Jenine Duval
John Archer	...	Ben McGrun
Harry Lauter	...	Randall, alias Jon Edmun
Marvin Press	...	Quick-Boy
Mara Corday	...	Lola, Hotel Proprietress
Ralph Sanford	...	Fat Harry, Innkeeper
Lyle Talbot	...	Mr. Williams, Insurance Man
Paul McGuire	...	Bendy
Sam Flint	...	Jim Klavier
John Mylong	...	J.M. Hennick

Storyline

"The Sea Tiger" is the name of a broken-down bucket of an old freighter, abandoned by the Japanese at the end of WW II, lying in anchor in a New Guiena cove. Co-owners Jenine Duval and Jim Klavier have hired Ben McGrun as its skipper and Joe Edmun as First Mate. Everone has designs on a none-too-secret secret safe which holds a fortune in diamonds, while a another group is after a cache of gold ingots, which the Japanese had hidden and left behind. Klavier is murdered and McGrun is accused and turns investigator to clear himself. The suspects also include Fat Harry the Bartender, and Willaims, a seedy insurance investigator from Sydney, Australia, who may or may not be all that honest.

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Plot Keywords:

japanese | investigator | gold | anchor | australia | 

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Genres:

Action | Adventure | Crime | Drama | Mystery | Romance

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Certificate:

Approved

Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

27 July 1952 (USA)

Also Known As:

Meritiikeri

Company Credits

Production Co:

William F. Broidy Pictures Corporation

Technical Specs

Runtime:

71 min

Sound Mix:

Mono

Color:

Black and White

User Reviews

Above average for Broidy Productions.

"The Sea Tiger" is the name of a broken-down bucket of an old freighter, abandoned by the Japanese at the end of WW II, lying in anchor in a New Guiena cove. Co-owners Jenine Duval (Marguerite Chapman) and Jim Klavier (Sam Flint) have hired Ben McGrun (John Archer) as its skipper and Joe Edmun (Harry Lauter) as First Mate.

Everone has designs on a none-too-secret secret safe which holds a fortune in diamonds, while a another group is after a cache of gold ingots, which the Japanese had hidden and left behind.

Klavier is murdered and McGrun is accused and turns private eye---(which ensures somebody will declare this to be incorrectly another noir)to clear himself. The usual suspects include Ralph Sanford, as Fat Harry the Bartender, and portly Lyle Talbot (Williams) as a seedy insurance investigator from Sidney who may or may not be all that honest. Mara Corday's "Lola" doesn't hurt the film any, either.

Archer, as usual, better suits being a Jaycee or Chamber-of-Commerce president than a tough man of the islands.