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Title: Manfish (1956)
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| John Bromfield | ... | Captain Brannigan | |
| Lon Chaney Jr. | ... | 'Swede' (as Lon Chaney) | |
| Victor Jory | ... | 'Professor' Walter Fenton | |
| Barbara Nichols | ... | Mimi | |
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Tessa Prendergast | ... | Alita |
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Eric Coverley | ... | Chavez (as Eric Coverly) |
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Vincent Chang | ... | Domingo |
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Theodore Purcell | ... | Big Boy |
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Vere Johns | ... | Bianco |
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Jack Lewis | ... | Warren |
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Arnold Shanks | ... | Aleppo |
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Clyde Hoyte | ... | Calypso |
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Three deep sea divers get involved in murder while searching for a lost treasure.
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February 1956 (USA) See more »Also Known As:
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Manfish is based on two entwined Edgar Allan Poe stories: 'The Gold Bug' and 'The Tell-Tale Heart'. It's an eerie seaworthy treasure seeking adventure film with a quite a few thrills that kept me glued to the screen.
Captain Brannigan (John Bromfield) of the ship named Manfish - is a man who becomes obsessed with finding treasures of gold. While Swede (Lon Chaney Jr.) is a man with a heart-of-gold and loves his only home "The Manfish". The two sets sail on an adventure that leads them into a world of treachery, murder and gold - lots of gold.
The movie is not actually classified as a horror film but it is a film that some of the fans of horror might enjoy - especially if they like Lon Chaney, Jr.
8/10