Overview

A young sailor falls in love with a mysterious woman performing as a mermaid on the local pier. As they become entwined, he comes to suspect the woman might be a real mermaid who lures men to a watery death during the full moon. Preserved by the Academy Film Archive in partnership with The Film Foundation in 2007.

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Cast

Dennis Hopper

Johnny Drake

Linda Lawson

Mora

Gavin Muir

Capt. Samuel Murdock

Luana Anders

Ellen Sands

Marjorie Eaton

Madame Romanovitch

Tom Dillon

Merry-Go-Round Operator

Marjorie Cameron

Water Witch

Bruno VeSota

Man on the stairs