Sixteen Fathoms Deep Explained

Sixteen Fathoms Deep
Director:	Armand Schaefer
Producer:	Paul Malvern
Based On:	the American magazine story by Eustace L. Adams
Starring:	Sally O'Neil Lon Chaney Jr. Russell Simpson
Distributor:	Monogram Pictures
Studio:	Paul Malvern Productions
Runtime:	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.^[1]

Reception

The New York Times called Sixteen Fathoms Deep a "good swaggering specimen" of action melodrama, "exciting, plausible and a lot of fun."^[2]

See also

• Down to the Sea (1936)
• Beneath the 12-Mile Reef (1953)

External links

• • Sixteen Fathoms Deep at BFI
  • Complete 1934 film at YouTube
• . Complete 1948 film at YouTube

Notes and References

1. News: Hill-Billy Film Promises Scene-Stealing Fireworks. Schallert, Edwin. Los Angeles Times. 20 September 1933. 11.
2. News: Among the Sponge Divers. New York Times . 19 January 1934. 24.