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Captain Calamity (1936)

Captain Calamity poster
Directed by
John Reinhardt
Genre
adventure film, treasure hunt film
Country
United States
Runtime
1h 06m
Rating
3.0 of 10 from 6 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A ship captain searches for sunken treasure in the South Seas. He faces rivals and dangerous obstacles along the way.

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What happens

Captain Calamity is a 1936 American South Seas adventure film directed by John Reinhardt and starring George Houston released by Grand National Pictures. It was filmed in an early colour process called Hirlicolor at Talisman Studios and Santa Catalina Island, California. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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