
84 minutes
7/1/1961
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.

Dennis Hopper
as Johnny Drake

Linda Lawson
as Mora

Gavin Muir
as Capt. Samuel Murdock

Luana Anders
as Ellen Sands

Marjorie Eaton
as Madame Romanovitch

Tom Dillon
as Merry-Go-Round Operator
H.E. West
as Lt. Henderson

Marjorie Cameron
as Water Witch
Chaino
as Head Bongo Player
Kirby Allan
as Bongo player
Barbette
as Man Talking at Bar
Danny Best
as Teen on Midway
James Boscon
as Teen on Midway Gawking at Mermaid
Richard Boscon
as Teen on Midway with Glasses
Paul Horn
as Jazz Flutist
Joyce King
as Woman at Jazz Club

Bruno VeSota
as Man on the stairs