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.
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
Tom Dillon
as Merry-Go-Round Operator
H.E. West
as Lt. Henderson
Marjorie Cameron
as Water Witch
Chaino
as Head Bongo Player
Kirby Allan
as Bongo player
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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 into anything, no matter how dangerous, that makes you feel like you're wanted. Curtis Harrington des...