Manfish

Manfish

Manfish is an adventure film, released by United Artists in 1956. Filmed in Jamaica, it was released in Great Britain as Calypso. It was based on the stories "The Gold-Bug" and "The Tell-Tale Heart" by Edgar Allan Poe. Actor John Bromfield starred as Captain Brannigan and Lon Chaney Jr. played the role of Swede. The leading female star was Tessa Prendergast, who played Alita. The film features three deep-sea divers who are involved in a murder during a search for a lost treasure. The film was released into the public domain after the breakup of United Artists in 1992.

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Directed by:W. Lee Wilder, W. Lee Wilder
Runtime:76 Minutes
Adapted from:The Tell-Tale Heart
Genre:Adventure, Action

Film director of Manfish

W. Lee Wilder
W. Lee Wilder
Born: August 22, 1904
Age: 107

W. Lee Wilder is a film director.

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W. Lee Wilder
W. Lee Wilder
Born: 1904
Age: 108

William Lee Wilder was an Austrian-born American screenwriter, film producer and director. He was the brother of the film director Billy Wilder.

TitleReleasedGenre
Manfish Adventure
The Big Bluff 1955 Thriller
Killers from Space 1954 Science Fiction
Three Steps North 1951
The Vicious Circle 1948
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