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| Director: | Curtis Harrington | 
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| Writer: | Curtis Harrington | 
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| 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. | |
| Release Date: | Jul 01, 1961 | 
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| Director: | Curtis Harrington | 
| Writer: | Curtis Harrington | 
| Genres: | Romance, Horror, Mystery, Thriller | 
| Keywords | fortune teller, octopus, carnival, massage, jinx, mermaid, sailor, tarot | 
| Production Companies | Phoenix Films, American International Pictures, The Filmgroup | 
| Box Office | Revenue: $0 Budget: $0 | 
| Updates | Updated: Feb 01, 2025 Entered: Apr 13, 2024 | 
| Name | Character | 
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| Dennis Hopper | Johnny Drake | 
| Linda Lawson | Mora | 
| Gavin Muir | Capt. Samuel Murdock | 
| Luana Anders | Ellen Sands | 
| Marjorie Eaton | Madame Romanovitch | 
| Tom Dillon | Merry-Go-Round Operator | 
| H.E. West | Lt. Henderson | 
| Marjorie Cameron | Water Witch | 
| Chaino | Head Bongo Player | 
| Kirby Allan | Bongo player | 
| Barbette | Man Talking at Bar | 
| Danny Best | Teen on Midway | 
| James Boscon | Teen on Midway Gawking at Mermaid | 
| Richard Boscon | Teen on Midway with Glasses | 
| Paul Horn | Jazz Flutist | 
| Joyce King | Woman at Jazz Club | 
| Bruno VeSota | Man on the stairs | 
| Name | Job | 
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| Curtis Harrington | Screenplay, Original Story, Director | 
| Bruno VeSota | Makeup Artist | 
| David Raksin | Original Music Composer | 
| Jodie Copelan | Editor | 
| H. Duane Weaver | Production Manager | 
| Sid Sidney | Music Editor | 
| Joyce King | Script Supervisor | 
| Karl Romaine | Second Unit, Assistant Director | 
| Vilis Lapenieks | Director of Photography | 
| Paul Mathison | Production Design | 
| Paul Horn | Music | 
| David E. Blewitt | Production Assistant | 
| Marvin Walowitz | Sound Effects Editor | 
| Benjamin Zemach | Choreographer | 
| Chaino | Musician | 
| David McDonald | Production Assistant | 
| Floyd Crosby | Director of Photography | 
| Name | Title | 
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| Jules Schwartz | Executive Producer | 
| H. Duane Weaver | Associate Producer | 
| Aram Katarian | Producer | 
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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 ... erves to be a household name. "<i>Because I feel the seawater in my veins. Because I listen to the roar of the sea and it speaks to me like a mother's voice. The tide pulls at my heart, and the face of the moon fills my soul with a strange longing.</i>"