The Sea Bat
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| The Sea Bat | |
|---|---|
| Directed by | Lionel Barrymore (uncred.) Wesley Ruggles |
| Produced by | Wesley Ruggles |
| Written by | Dorothy Yost Bess Meredyth John Howard Lawson |
| Starring | Raquel Torres Charles Bickford |
| Cinematography | Ira H. Morgan |
| Editing by | Harry Reynolds Jerome Thoms |
| Distributed by | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer |
| Release date(s) | July 5, 1930 |
| Running time | 73 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
The Sea Bat is a 1930 thriller film directed by Lionel Barrymore and Wesley Ruggles, starring Raquel Torres and featuring Boris Karloff. Part of the movie was filmed on location in Mazatlán, Mexico.
The film concerns a community of sponge divers who are harassed by a large and hostile manta ray. In reality, manta rays are gentle creatures, and do not attack humans.
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- Raquel Torres as Nina
- Charles Bickford as Reverend Sims
- Nils Asther as Carl
- George F. Marion as Antone
- John Miljan as Juan
- Boris Karloff as Corsican
- Gibson Gowland as Limey
- Edmund Breese as Maddocks
- Mathilde Comont as Mimba
- Mack Swain as Dutchy
This film was originally intended as a vehicle for Lon Chaney, but he was too ill of throat cancer to undertake the project, and died on August 26, 1930.
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