Catalina Caper (1967)

A group of swingin' teens take time out from having fun in the sun to try to foil a group of crooks searching for a stolen scroll.

Director:

Lee Sholem

Writers:

Clyde Ware (screenplay), Sam Pierce (original story)

Stars:

Tommy Kirk, Del Moore, Peter Duryea

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Tommy Kirk	...	Don Pringle
Del Moore	...	Arthur Duval
Peter Duryea	...	Tad Duval
Robert Donner	...	Fingers O'Toole
Ulla Strömstedt	...	Katrina Corelli
Jim Begg	...	Larry
Sue Casey	...	Anne Duval
Lyle Waggoner	...	Angelo
Michael Blodgett	...	Bob Draper (as Mike Blodgett)
Bonnie Lomann	...	Redhead
Britt Nilsson	...	Brunette
Donna Russell	...	Blonde
James Almanzar	...	Sid
Lee Deane	...	Lakopolous
Venita Wolf	...	Tina Moss

Storyline

A beach movie. A scroll is stolen from an art gallery and taken to Catalina Island, where the thieves plan to use it to swindle Lakopolous, a Greek art collector. They plan to show him the real scroll, then deliver a fake. Lakopolous, however, turns out not to be rock-stupid, and tries to steal the scroll himself. Meanwhile, the thieves' son figures out what his folks are up to and cooks up an improbable scheme that will allow him to steal the scroll back and return it. During this, the whole troupe are under surveillance from a mysterious guy who keeps pulling prat falls. All of which is *completely incidental* to the story of the love interest between Don and Katrina, the blonde guy who always has women flocking to him for no perceptible reason, and the "spontaneous" music and dance numbers.

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Plot Keywords:

teen | beach | bikini | yanked off bikini top | caper | 

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Taglines:

The nation's swinginest playground becomes the background for the most audacious crime of the century... with the ocean's floor as a hideaway!

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Genres:

Comedy | Musical | Mystery

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Details

Official Sites:

Crown International Pictures

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

December 1967 (USA)

Also Known As:

Never Steal Anything Wet

Filming Locations:

Santa Catalina Island, Channel Islands, California, USA

Company Credits

Production Co:

Executive Productions

Technical Specs

Runtime:

84 min

Sound Mix:

Mono

Color:

Color

Did You Know?

Goofs

The lead singer at the yacht party lip-synchs the wrong verse during "Book of Love", which causes her to make a surprised face and then begin to laugh.

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Quotes

Don: I've never seen so many trying to cover so much with so little.

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Connections

Referenced in Mystery Science Theater 3000: The Killer Shrews (1992)

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Soundtracks

"Scuba Party"
Written by Jerry Long and Little Richard (as Richard Penniman)
Performed by Little Richard

User Reviews

Everyone in the movie deserves a slap in the face!

You'd have to be out of your mind or detached from all common sense to find some redeeming value in this clunker. The plot seems to concern guys, girls, sand, a scroll and Mork & Mindy's Exidor doing pratfalls. Oh, and there are musical numbers, many musical numbers. These elements are strung together very loosely to form some sort of plot, but what's there on screen will make you scratch your head. Little Richard pops up and sings a catchy little dittie and shows everyone else involved what talent is. Best part of the film is when all the girls slap all of the guys and storm off. The next scene is a musical number and then everything is forgotten! Oh to be young and foolish and working on a beach picture. Mary Wells sings the title song "Never Steal Anything Wet."