Robert Ryan

Mala Powers

Anthony Quinn

Suzan Ball

George Mathews

Karl Stepanek

Hilo Hattie

Lalo Rios

Woody Strode

John Warburton

Peter Mamakos

Barbara Morrison

LeRoi Antoine

Leon Lontoc

Marya Marco

Budd Boetticher

Harry E. Rieseberg

Robert Pritchard

Joan St. Oegger

Joseph E. Kenney

Joseph Gershenson

Leslie I. Carey

Jack Harvey

Ramon Romero

Rosemary Odell

Russell A. Gausman

Bud Westmore

Alexander Golitzen

Charles P. Boyle

Edward Curtiss

Emrich Nicholson

Joseph Kish

Albert J. Cohen

Adventure

Action

Drama

City Beneath the Sea

Universal International Pictures

United States of America

_**Sea adventure in Jamaica with Ryan and Quinn**_

Two American divers (Robert Ryan and Anthony Quinn) get a gig in Jamaica to find a sunken vessel with gold cargo while carousing and seeking out fair ladies (Mala Powers and Suzan Ball). Unfortunately, there are shady characters afoot (George Mathews). Woody Strode has a peripheral role.

"City Beneath the Sea" (1953) is an oceanic adventure/thriller that has the look and tone of “Dinosaurus!” (1960), but is thematically similar to "The Deep" (1977), "Into the Blue" (2005), "Into the Blue 2: The Reef" (2009) and "Fool's Gold" (2008).

The best of these, believe it or not, is “Into the Blue 2,” which was a direct-to-video release. This one is worthy too if you can acclimate to the early 50’s quaintness. It’s rollicking escapist fare with a buddy film foundation. 

On the female front, Suzan Ball is reminiscent of a taller Salma Hayek while Mala Powers evokes Susan Hayward.  

The film runs 1 hour, 27 minutes, and was shot at Universal Studios in Universal City, California. 

GRADE: B

English