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The Snorkel (1958)
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22 July 1958 (West Germany)
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Simple suspenser carried off with great success
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Cast
(Credited cast)| Peter van Eyck | ... | Paul Decker (as Peter Van Eyck) | |
| Betta St. John | ... | Jean Edwards | |
| Mandy Miller | ... | Candy Brown | |
| Grégoire Aslan | ... | Inspector (as Gregoire Aslan) | |
| William Franklyn | ... | Wilson | |
| Marie Burke | ... | Daily Woman | |
| Irene Prador | ... | French Woman | |
| Henri Vidon | ... | Italian Gardener | |
| Flush | ... | Toto - the dog | |
| rest of cast listed alphabetically: | |||
| Mary Chapman | |||
| Armand Guinle | ... | Waiter | |
| Robert Rietty | ... | Station Sergeant | |
| David Ritch | ... | Hotel Clerk | |
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90 min | USA:74 min
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Mono (RCA Sound Recording)
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Canada:F (Ontario) |
Canada:G (Nova Scotia) |
Canada:PG (Manitoba) |
Finland:K-16 |
USA:Unrated |
Sweden:15 |
West Germany:16
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A plot common to quite a few suspense movies: apparently good guy gains affection of family, the better to obtain his greedy objectives. The alibi he creates for murder may have been clever in 1958 but today's technology would make it seem obvious.
However, the plot resolves itself to a showdown between the killer and a little girl. While the tale may echo Cape Fear, The Night of the Hunter etc, without their panache, the ultimate resolution is more like Wait Until Dark and the climax is carried off with as much tension and almost as much success. It must be nearly 30 years since I first saw both films - and I recall this climax as clearly as the better known Arkin-Hepburn performance.