I want to start by saying I watched this on blu ray and I would recommend that to anyone who wants to give this film a shot. It's probably the best this picture has looked since it was released. The image quality really elevates the whole experience. The first time I saw this was on TCM years and years ago. I was pretty bored. I was still a little bored this time but during the lulls, the pretty images kept me interested.
There's two reasons to see this movie: Jane Russell in a bathing suit and underwater treasure hunting. When the movie delivers on either of these things, it's a thrill worth your time. Unfortunately this film is way too long and gives us entirely too little of at least one of the two things I mentioned above. The first forty-five minutes or so should have been cut significantly. As it is, things plod along at a snail's pace before it gets good. The cast is likable enough, with Gilbert Roland and Joseph Calleia standouts. Jane Russell is, of course, a stunner and makes the most of a thin part. Richard Egan is cardboard but inoffensively so.
The underwater scenes are exciting for the time and still hold up well in a Flipper sort of way. Don't expect too much and be prepared to use your fast forward button for the talky parts, and I think you'll enjoy this one well enough. Definitely see it in HD though, if nothing else than for beautiful Jane Russell.
There's two reasons to see this movie: Jane Russell in a bathing suit and underwater treasure hunting. When the movie delivers on either of these things, it's a thrill worth your time. Unfortunately this film is way too long and gives us entirely too little of at least one of the two things I mentioned above. The first forty-five minutes or so should have been cut significantly. As it is, things plod along at a snail's pace before it gets good. The cast is likable enough, with Gilbert Roland and Joseph Calleia standouts. Jane Russell is, of course, a stunner and makes the most of a thin part. Richard Egan is cardboard but inoffensively so.
The underwater scenes are exciting for the time and still hold up well in a Flipper sort of way. Don't expect too much and be prepared to use your fast forward button for the talky parts, and I think you'll enjoy this one well enough. Definitely see it in HD though, if nothing else than for beautiful Jane Russell.