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

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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 (as Ulla Stromstedt)
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	...	Dino 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:

beach | bikini | caper | yanked off bikini top | exploitation | 

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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:

26 April 1967 (USA)

Also Known As:

Never Steal Anything Wet

Filming Locations:

Malibu, California, USA

Company Credits

Production Co:

Executive Productions

Technical Specs

Runtime:

84 min

Sound Mix:

Mono

Color:

Color (Eastmancolor)

Did You Know?

Trivia

Filmed in 1965.

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Goofs

During the band's second performance on the yacht, the musicians are clearly not playing their instruments. The saxophonist does not move his fingers once, and the guitarist is half-heartedly strumming instead of playing.

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Quotes

Don: After the slapping, then making up incidents, Don says to Katrina, "You've got a pretty mean slap... for a pretty girl."

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Connections

Referenced in Mystery Science Theater 3000: The Castle of Fu Manchu (1992)

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Soundtracks

There's a New World
Music & lyrics by Ray Davies
Performed by The Cascades

User Reviews

Thank you, MST3K, for making us laugh at love again.

Even by 60's beach party movie standards, this is really cheesy. Actually, awful is a more accurate term. I guess this was intended to be a fun beach party movie but somewhere along the line, it turned out to be a physically and psychologically draining experience. Bad acting all around. Lots of awful music, including a little number in which Little Richard humiliates himself. And a lot of *ahem* comedy that falls flat on its face (quite literally in the case of the obnoxious pratfall guy who serves as the would-be comic relief). And to top it all off, thrown into this mess, making the movie even more convulted than it already was, is a subplot involving an ancient scroll stolen by a bunch of bungling jewel thieves.

This movie was turned into a classic episode of the dearly departed MST3K, so I can't really say this movie turned out to be a complete waste of film. But if you dare watch this soul-sucking movie without the company of Joel Hodgson and his robot pals, you might end up with the urge to jump out the nearest window to put yourself out of your misery.