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The Snorkel (1958)

UNRATED 90 min  -  Crime | Mystery | Thriller  -   22 July 1958 (West Germany)
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Although the police have termed her mother's death a suicide, a teenage girl believes her step-father murdered her.

Director:

Guy Green

Writers:

Peter Myers (screenplay), Jimmy Sangster (screenplay), and 1 more credit »

Stars:

Peter van Eyck, Betta St. John and Mandy Miller
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Cast

Cast overview:
Peter van Eyck Peter van Eyck ...
Paul Decker (as Peter Van Eyck)
Betta St. John Betta St. John ...
Jean Edwards
Mandy Miller Mandy Miller ...
Candy Brown
Grégoire Aslan Grégoire Aslan ...
Inspector (as Gregoire Aslan)
William Franklyn William Franklyn ...
Wilson
Marie Burke Marie Burke ...
Daily Woman
Henri Vidon Henri Vidon ...
Italian Gardener
Flush Flush ...
Toto - the dog
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Storyline

Paul Decker murders his wife in her Italian villa by drugging her milk and asphyxiating her by gas. He cleverly locks the bedroom from the inside and hides inside a trapdoor in the floor until after the body is discovered by servants. He uses a scuba snorkel connected to tubes on the outside to breathe during the ordeal. Decker's stepdaughter Candy suspects him immediately, especially since no suicide note was found. She also is convinced that he murdered her father years before, but her accusations fall on deaf ears. The ruthless Decker even poisons the family spaniel when the pet takes too great an interest in the mask and realizes he will ultimately have to get rid of Candy too. Written by duke1029@aol.com  

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Plot Keywords:

Trapdoor | Teenage Girl | Snorkel | Suicide Note | Police  | See more »

Taglines:

Teenage Girl Vs. ... Killer-With-A-Gimmick!

Genres:

Crime | Mystery | Thriller

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Details

Country:

UK

Language:

English | Italian

Release Date:

(West Germany) See more »

Also Known As:

Delitto in tuta nera See more »

Company Credits

Production Co:

Clarion Films, Hammer Film Productions See more »
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Technical Specs

Runtime:

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Sound Mix:

Mono (RCA Sound Recording)

Color:

Black and White

Aspect Ratio:

1.66 : 1
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Trivia

The main gimmick of the movie - the murderer using a snorkel mask to breathe through long hoses feeding from outdoor connections - is, alas, balderdash. Those hoses are so long it would take someone with the lung capacity of a whale to draw fresh air through the long, long tubes. See more »

Quotes

Candy Brown: You think I'm mad, don't you? They all thought I was mad when I said he killed my daddy.
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Connections

References The Silent World (1956) See more »