The Sea Bat
"Sea bat" redirects here. For the fish, see Ogcocephalidae. For the helicopter, see HSS-1 Seabat.
| The Sea Bat | |
|---|---|
 Film poster | |
| Directed by |
Lionel Barrymore (uncred.) Wesley Ruggles |
| Produced by | Wesley Ruggles |
| Written by |
Dorothy Yost Bess Meredyth John Howard Lawson |
| Starring |
Raquel Torres Charles Bickford |
| Cinematography | Ira H. Morgan |
| Edited by |
Harry Reynolds Jerome Thoms |
| Distributed by | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer |
Release dates |
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Running time | 73 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
The Sea Bat is a 1930 American thriller film directed by Lionel Barrymore and Wesley Ruggles, starring Raquel Torres and featuring Boris Karloff. Part of the film was filmed on location in Mazatlán, Mexico. The film was originally intended as a vehicle for Lon Chaney, but he was too ill of throat cancer to undertake the project, and died on August 26, 1930.
The film concerns a community of sponge divers who are harassed by a large and hostile manta ray. In reality, manta rays are gentle creatures, and do not attack humans.
Cast
- Raquel Torres as Nina
- Charles Bickford as Reverend Sims
- Nils Asther as Carl
- George F. Marion as Antone
- John Miljan as Juan
- Boris Karloff as Corsican
- Gibson Gowland as Limey
- Edmund Breese as Maddocks
- Mathilde Comont as Mimba
- Mack Swain as Dutchy
See also
- Boris Karloff filmography
- Lionel Barrymore filmography
- The Sea Fiend (1936) another feature film portraying manta rays as monsters
External links
- The Sea Bat at the Internet Movie Database
- The Sea Bat at the TCM Movie Database
- synopsis at AllMovie
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