El dios del mar


1h 12m 1930

Film Details

Also Known As
The Sea God
Release Date
Oct 1930
Premiere Information
Los Angeles opening: 17 Oct 1930
Production Company
Paramount Publix Corp.
Distribution Company
Paramount Publix Corp.
Country
United States
Screenplay Information
Based on the short story "The Lost God" by John Russell in Where the Pavement Ends (New York, 1919).

Technical Specs

Duration
1h 12m
Film Length
6,444ft (8 reels)

Synopsis

Captain Leandro Dupré, skipper of the schooner "Niña bonita," is having the worst streak of bad luck since he arrived in the Melanesian Islands seeking his fortune. After losing all of his savings gambling, and breaking up with his girl friend, Mariana, he has also lost the schooner in a race against rival captain Korff when he stopped to rescue a castaway. While Korff celebrates his victory, the castaway insists upon rewarding Leandro with a handful of pearls and tells him where he can find more. Later, as soon as Leandro has recovered his boat by selling the pearls, he sets sail secretly and heads for a group of islands inhabited by cannibals. Mariana stows away on board. From inside a diving suit, Leandro marvels at the amazing pearl bed he discovers, without realizing that, above, Korff has followed him and is preparing to take over his boat. However, the cannibals counterattack, rout Korff's men and prepare to sacrifice Mariana and Leandro's crew. When Leandro emerges from the depths, however, encased in the diving suit, the cannibals think that this strange monster must be the sea god and obey Leandro's orders to release the crew.

Film Details

Also Known As
The Sea God
Release Date
Oct 1930
Premiere Information
Los Angeles opening: 17 Oct 1930
Production Company
Paramount Publix Corp.
Distribution Company
Paramount Publix Corp.
Country
United States
Screenplay Information
Based on the short story "The Lost God" by John Russell in Where the Pavement Ends (New York, 1919).

Technical Specs

Duration
1h 12m
Film Length
6,444ft (8 reels)

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Notes

This film is a Spanish-language version of the 1930 Paramount film, The Sea God, which was directed by George Abbott and starred Richard Arlen and Fay Wray. The onscreen credits were derived from a studio cutting continuity. According to contemporary sources, cinematographer Lionel Lindon May have shot the underwater sequences.