Sixteen Fathoms Deep

For the remake, see 16 Fathoms Deep.

Sixteen Fathoms Deep
Directed by	Armand Schaefer
Written by	Barry Barringer Norman Houston
Based on	the American magazine story by Eustace L. Adams
Produced by	Paul Malvern
Starring	Sally O'Neil Lon Chaney Jr. Russell Simpson
Production company	Paul Malvern Productions
Distributed by	Monogram Pictures
Release date	18 January 1934 (1934-01-18)(New York) [1]
Running time	58 minutes
Country	United States
Language	English

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".

Plot

A sponge diver, Joe Bethel, hopes to make enough money to buy his own boat and marry his fiancée, Rosie. He must deal with a villainous fellow diver, Savanis.

Cast

• Sally O'Neil as Rosie
• Lon Chaney Jr. as Joe Bethel (billed as "Creighton Chaney")
• Russell Simpson as A. B. Crockett
• Maurice Black as Nick
• Jack Kennedy as Mike
• George Regas as Savanis
• Constantine Romanoff as Kargas
• Richard Alexander as Martin
• Raul S. Figarola as Chinchin
• Lloyd Ingraham as Old Athos
• Robert Kortman as Cimos
• Si Jenks as Sculpin

Production

O'Neil made the film after missing out on the role in Sitting Pretty (1933) to Ginger Rogers. ^[2]

Reception

The New York Times called Sixteen Fathoms Deep a "good swaggering specimen" of action melodrama, "exciting, plausible and a lot of fun." ^[3]

References

1. "SCREEN NOTES". New York Times. 18 January 1934. p. 19.
2. Schallert, Edwin (20 September 1933). "Hill-Billy Film Promises Scene-Stealing Fireworks". Los Angeles Times. p. 11.
3. "Among the Sponge Divers". New York Times. 19 January 1934. p. 24.

External links

• Sixteen Fathoms Deep at IMDb
• Sixteen Fathoms Deep at BFI
• Complete 1934 film at YouTube
• Sixteen Fathoms Deep at the TCM Movie Database