Boy on a Dolphin (1957)

Director:

Jean Negulesco

Writers:

Ivan Moffat (screenplay) and
Dwight Taylor (screenplay) ...
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Release Date:

19 April 1957 (West Germany)

Genre:

Adventure | Drama | Romance

Tagline:

An adventurous love story that will live 'til the seas run dry!

Plot:

Phaedra is a poor sponge diver on the lovely Greek isle of Hydra. While diving, she discovers an ancient...

Plot Keywords:

Art Collector | Anthropologist | Diver | Nipples Visible Through Clothing | Boat

Awards:

Nominated for Oscar.

Cast

Alan Ladd	...	Dr. James Calder
Clifton Webb	...	Victor Parmalee
Sophia Loren	...	Phaedra
Alex Minotis	...	Milidias Nadapoulos
Jorge Mistral	...	Rhif
Laurence Naismith	...	Dr. Hawkins
Piero Giagnoni	...	Niko
Gertrude Flynn	...	Miss Dill
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
George A. Cooper	...	(uncredited)
Charles Fawcett	...	Bill B. Baldwin (uncredited)
Tonis Maroudas	...	Singer-Guitarist in Tavern (uncredited)
Orestes Rallis	...	Chief of Police (uncredited)
George Saris	...	First Mate (uncredited)
Margaret Stahl	...	Miss Baldwin (uncredited)
Charlotte Terrabust	...	Mrs. Baldwin (uncredited)

Directed by
Jean Negulesco

Writing credits
Ivan Moffat		(screenplay) and
Dwight Taylor		(screenplay)
David Divine		(novel)

Produced by
Samuel G. Engel	....	producer

Original Music by
Hugo Friedhofer

Cinematography by
Milton R. Krasner		(director of photography) (as Milton Krasner)

Film Editing by
William Mace

Art Direction by
Jack Martin Smith
Lyle R. Wheeler

Set Decoration by
Bruno Avesani
Ugo Pericoli		(as Ugo Pericle)

Costume Design by
Charles Le Maire		(uncredited)

Makeup Department
Catherine Reed	....	hair stylist
Henry Vilardo	....	makeup artist

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Eli Dunn	....	assistant director
Carlo Lastricati	....	assistant director

Art Department
Fivos Anoyanakis	....	artistic director: "Panegyris" sequence
Rinaldo Geleng	....	poster designer: France (uncredited)
Italo Tomassi	....	manager of art department (uncredited)

Sound Department
David Bell	....	sound editor (2007 restoration)
W.D. Flick	....	sound
Jeffrey P. Kloth	....	sound re-recording mixer (2007 Restoration)
Harry M. Leonard	....	sound
Michael Kalifa	....	assistant sound effects editor (2007 restoration) (uncredited)
Emmett O'Brien	....	sound recordist (uncredited)

Special Effects by
Ray Kellogg	....	special photographic effects

Stunts
Paul Baxley	....	stunt coordinator (uncredited)

Camera and Electrical Department
Al Lebowitz	....	assistant camera (uncredited)
Paul Lockwood	....	camera operator (uncredited)
Wilhelm Schneider	....	camera technician (uncredited)

Costume and Wardrobe Department
Anna Gobbi	....	wardrobe director
Franco Salvi	....	wardrobe director

Music Department
Fivos Anoyanakis	....	music director: "Panegyris"
Lionel Newman	....	conductor
Edward B. Powell	....	orchestrator

Other crew
Giannis Flery	....	choreographer: "Panegyris" (as Yianni Fleury)
Dora Stratou	....	director: "Panegyris"
Mike Audley	....	dialogue director (uncredited)
Charles E. Dolan	....	craft service (uncredited)
Scilla Gabel	....	swimming double: Sophia Loren (uncredited)
Eva Monley	....	script supervisor (uncredited)

Production Companies

• Twentieth Century Fox Film Corporation (presents) (as Twentieth Century-Fox)

Distributors

• Twentieth Century Fox Film Corporation (1957) (USA) (theatrical)
• National Broadcasting Company (NBC) (1963) (USA) (TV)
• 20th Century Fox Italia (1957) (Italy) (theatrical)
• 20th Century Fox (1957) (France) (theatrical)
• Fox Films (1957) (Finland) (theatrical)

Other Companies

• Bausch & Lomb  CinemaScope lenses by
• Greek Folk Dances and Songs Society  production: "Panegyris"
• Intrada  score album released by (limited edition)
• Twentieth Century Fox Film Corporation  registered trademark of CinemaScope

Also Known As:

Runtime:

111 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English | Greek

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Sound Mix:

4-Track Stereo (Westrex Recording System) (magnetic prints) | Mono (optical prints)

Certification:

UK:U | France:U | Australia:PG | Portugal:M/12 (DVD) | Finland:S | Sweden:Btl | Argentina:Atp

Filming Locations:

Acropolis, Athens, Greece

Company:

Twentieth Century Fox Film Corporation

Trivia:

Originally, the film was to star Cary Grant. It was four days into shooting in Greece when Grant canceled. His wife, Betsy Drake, had survived the sinking of the Andrea Doria ocean liner and he went to be with her. Robert Mitchum was then considered, before Spyros Foucas signed Alan Ladd.

Quotes:

Victor Parmalee:Jim, you're talking to me as if I were a man of honor... I'm not!

Movie Connections:

Referenced in Dennis Miller: All In (2006) (TV)

Soundtrack:

Boy on a Dolphin

Gorgeous Sophia in Greek sun, surf, and intrigue.

I saw this movie in the theater when it first came out and then again, years later on t.v. I had the good fortune to tape it onto video as I don't think it can be found in any video stores. I really enjoy this movie as the story is engaging and the location shots are beautiful. Sophia Loren does a fantastic job of portraying a vibrant, headstrong, passionate woman on a mission. I've always liked Clifton Webb and thought he did a typically tight, professional turn as an arrogant, proud art dealer immersed in his own inflated sense of superiority and worldliness. Alan Ladd as Dr. Caulder of the museum in Athens is the low point for me as I never found him to be a particularly good actor. He does okay in this movie but doesn't really fill the screen with great charisma. The soundtrack and the title song are fabulous - at times lilting, haunting, and fun. I find myself humming the title theme for hours after watching the movie. How I often know whether I like a movie or not is if I want to jump into the story and "be there". I definitely would want to "be there".