Release Date: 1961-07-01
Overview: A young sailor falls in love with a mysterious woman performing as a mermaid on the local pier. As they become entwined, he comes to suspect the woman might be a real mermaid who lures men to a watery death during the full moon. Preserved by the Academy Film Archive in partnership with The Film Foundation in 2007.
Rating: 6.4 / 10
Dennis Hopper
as Johnny Drake
Linda Lawson
as Mora
Gavin Muir
as Capt. Samuel Murdock
Luana Anders
as Ellen Sands
Marjorie Eaton
as Madame Romanovitch
Curtis Harrington - Original Story
Curtis Harrington - Screenplay
Aram Katarian - Producer
David Raksin - Original Music Composer
Vilis Lapenieks - Director of Photography
A stunning, atmospheric, darkly beautiful film (noir). It's a Val Lewton-esque romance tinged with horror, set in a wonderfully spooky seaside town. It's a film about feeling alone, and then falling i...