City Beneath the Sea (1953 film)

City Beneath the Sea
Directed by	Budd Boetticher
Written by	Jack Harvey Ramon Romero
Based on	Port Royal: The Ghost City Beneath the Sea by Harry E. Rieseberg
Produced by	Albert J. Cohen
Starring	Robert Ryan Mala Powers Anthony Quinn Suzan Ball
Cinematography	Charles P. Boyle
Edited by	Edward Curtiss
Production company	Universal Pictures
Distributed by	Universal Pictures
Release date	April 21, 1953 (1953-04-21)
Running time	87 minutes
Country	United States
Language	English
Box office	$1.25 million (US)

City Beneath the Sea is a 1953 American adventure film directed by Budd Boetticher and starring Robert Ryan, Mala Powers, Anthony Quinn and Suzan Ball. The film is based on the book Port Royal: The Ghost City Beneath the Sea by Harry E. Rieseberg.

Plot

In Jamaica, salvage divers Brad and Tony are hired by Dwight Trevor to find The Lady Luck, a ship that supposedly sank with all hands and $1,000,000 in gold bullion. There is no trace of the sunken ship, but there is a sunken city, the city of Port Royal that was destroyed in an earthquake in 1692. The gold bullion was actually lost in a modern-day quake and is part of an insurance fraud perpetrated by Trevor. He does not want the divers to find the gold and will stop at nothing to ensure the success of his plan.

Cast

• Robert Ryan as Brad Carlton
• Mala Powers as Terry McBride
• Anthony Quinn as Tony Nartlett
• Suzan Ball as Venita aka Mary Lou Beetle
• George Mathews as Capt. Meade aka Ralph Sorensen
• Karel Štěpánek as Dwight Trevor
• Hilo Hattie as Mama Mary
• Lalo Ríos as Calypso
• Woody Strode as Djion
• John Warburton as Captain Clive
• Peter Mamakos as Captain Pedro Mendoza
• Barbara Morrison as Madame Cecile
• LeRoi Antoine as Calypso singer
• Leon Lontoc as Kip
• Marya Marco as Half caste woman

See also

• List of American films of 1953

External links

• City Beneath the Sea at IMDb
• Robert Ryan at IMDb
• Anthony Quinn at IMDb