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Sixteen Fathoms Deep (1934)

Sixteen Fathoms Deep poster
Directed by
Armand Schaefer
Genre
adventure film
Country
United States
Runtime
58 min
Rating
4.0 of 10 from 4 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A sponge diver and his crew face dangers in the ocean depths. The story follows their struggles with rivals and the sea itself.

periodseafaringtenseruggeddownbeatadventurousslow-burn

What happens

Sixteen Fathoms Deep is a 1934 American film directed by Armand Schaefer and starring Lon Chaney Jr, Sally O'Neil and Russell Simpson. It was an early leading role for Chaney, then billed under his birth name "Creighton Chaney". (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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