Mermaids of Tiburon (1962)

Director:

John Lamb

Writer:

John Lamb (written by)

Genre:

Fantasy

Tagline:

The Most Fantastic Undersea Adventure Ever Filmed!

Plot:

A diver is aided in his search for sunken treasure by beautiful mermaids. |

Plot Keywords:

Mermaid | Independent Film

Cast

George Rowe	...	Doctor Samuel Jamison
Diane Webber	...	Mermaid Queen
Gaby Martone	...	Lead Mermaid
Timothy Carey	...	Milo Sangster
Jose Gonzales-Gonzales	...	Pepe Gallardo
John Mylong	...	Ernst Steinhauer
Gil Barreto	...	Senor Baquero (as Gil Baretto)
Nani Morrissey	...	Mermaid
Judy Edwards	...	Mermaid
Vicki Kantenwine	...	Mermaid (as Vicki Cantenwine)
Jean Carroll	...	Mermaid
Diana Cook	...	Mermaid
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Nancy Burns	...	Mermaid (uncredited)
Cathy Crowfoot	...	Mermaid (uncredited)
Karen Goodman	...	Mermaid (uncredited)

Directed by
John Lamb

Writing credits
John Lamb		(written by)

Produced by
Ron Graham	....	associate producer
John Lamb	....	producer

Original Music by
Richard LaSalle		(as Richard La Salle)

Cinematography by
John Lamb		(principal photography)

Film Editing by
Bert Honey

Sound Department
Del Harris	....	sound effects editor

Camera and Electrical Department
Brydon Baker	....	photographer: dialogue scenes
Hal McAlpin	....	photographer: dialogue scenes

Music Department
Richard LaSalle	....	conductor (as Richard La Salle)
Lloyd Young	....	music editor

Distributors

• Astral Films (Canada)
• Cinépix Film Properties (CFP) (1968) (Canada) (as "The Aqua Sex") (re-release)
• Filmgroup, The
• IndieFlix (2010) (worldwide) (all media)
• Kit Parker Films (2007) (worldwide) (all media) (copyright owner)
• VCI Home Video (2006) (USA) (DVD)
• VCI Home Video (2007) (USA) (DVD)

Also Known As:

Runtime:

76 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color (Eastmancolor)

Sound Mix:

Mono

Certification:

USA:Unrated

Filming Locations:

Mexico

Quotes:

[Opening narration]
Mermaid Queen:Won't you believe in me? If you do, there will always be mermaids.

Movie Connections:

Referenced in Video Nasties: Moral Panic, Censorship & Videotape (2010) (V)

Description

Alluring but mysterious females come to rescue of a man on a mission in this beautifully photographed underwater adventure. Dr. Samuel Jamison (George Rowe) is a marine biologist on the staff at an aquatic theme park who one day receives a visit from an elderly gentleman named Ernst Steinhauer (John Mylong). Steinhauer shows Jamison some remarkable specimens of "flame pearls," rare jewels of the sea that change color in a prismatic fashion, which he discovered during a recent visit to the island of Tiburon; he wants to know more about them and invites Jamison to his home to discuss his find. However, when Jamison pays Steinhauer a visit, he finds the place ransacked, the pearls gone and old man missing. Jamison charters a boat to Tiburon in search of the pearls, but he's not the only one who knows about the treasure; Milo (Timothy Carey), a vicious gangster, stole Steinhauer's maps and killed the old man, and is now sailing to Tiburon to claim the valuables. Jamison discovers the pearls are being guarded by a handful of beautiful mermaids who are determined to see that the treasure doesn't fall into the wrong hands. The original version of The Mermaids of Tiburon featured noted pin-up model Diane Webber as the queen of the mermaids, complete with a fishy tail; when the movie failed to do much business, director John Lamb added new footage in which the queen is joined by a bevy of other underwater beauties, who mysteriously have legs but also swim topless through the ocean depths.

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