Manfish (1956)
- Directed by
- W. Lee Wilder
- Genre
- treasure hunt film
- Country
- United States
- Runtime
- 1h 16m
- Rating
- 4.0 of 10 from 13 voters
- Elsewhere
- IMDb
The catalogue in 3D
The film shelves have a room of their own that you can walk around in. The cat behind the counter is the AI Catbot, and they pick real films from the same catalogue when you tell them what you feel like watching. Nothing is for sale, here or in there. Go in from here and this film is already out on the counter, with more like it waiting on the shelf next to it.
How it feels
A treasure hunt in Jamaica involves a captain, a local woman, and a man with a secret. They search for a buried cache based on a coded message.
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What happens
Manfish is a 1956 American adventure film, released by United Artists in 1956 and originally filmed in DeLuxe Color. Filmed in Jamaica, it was released in Great Britain as Calypso. It was based on the 1843 stories "The Gold-Bug" and "The Tell-Tale Heart" by Edgar Allan Poe. Actor John Bromfield starred as Captain Brannigan and Lon Chaney Jr. played the role of Swede. The leading female star was Tessa Prendergast, who played Alita. Tessa later became a fashion designer and designed the white bikini of Ursula Andress for Dr. No. The film also featured the motion picture debut of Barbara Nichols. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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The Treasure of Jamaica Reef (1975)- More like this film, on a shelf you can walk up to.It's the lit case on the top shelf.