Sixteen Fathoms Deep is a 1934 American film directed by Armand Schaefer and starring Lon Chaney Jr, Sally O'Neil and Russell Simpson. It was an early leading role for Chaney, then billed under his birth name "Creighton Chaney".

Sixteen Fathoms Deep
Directed byArmand Schaefer
Written byBarry Barringer
Norman Houston
Based onthe American magazine story by Eustace L. Adams
Produced byPaul Malvern
StarringSally O'Neil
Lon Chaney Jr.
Russell Simpson
Production
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Paul Malvern Productions
Distributed byMonogram Pictures
Release date
  • 18 January 1934 (1934-01-18) (New York)[1]
Running time
58 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish

Plot

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A sponge diver, Joe Bethel, hopes to make enough money to buy his own boat and marry his fiancée, Rosie. He must deal with a villainous fellow diver, Savanis.

Cast

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Production

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O'Neil made the film after missing out on the role in Sitting Pretty (1933) to Ginger Rogers.[2]

Reception

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The New York Times called Sixteen Fathoms Deep a "good swaggering specimen" of action melodrama, "exciting, plausible and a lot of fun."[3]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "SCREEN NOTES". New York Times. 18 January 1934. p. 19.
  2. ^ Schallert, Edwin (20 September 1933). "Hill-Billy Film Promises Scene-Stealing Fireworks". Los Angeles Times. p. 11.
  3. ^ "Among the Sponge Divers". New York Times. 19 January 1934. p. 24.
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