Underwater!
Directed by	John Sturges
Produced by	Harry Tatelman Howard Hughes (executive producer)
Written by	Robert B. Bailey and Hugh King (story)
Starring	Jane Russell Richard Egan
Cinematography	Harry J. Wild
Editing by	Stuart Gilmore
Distributed by	RKO
Release date(s)	April 17, 1955
Running time	99 mins.
Country	United States
Language	English

Underwater! is a 1955 adventure film directed by John Sturges and starring Jane Russell and Richard Egan.

[edit] Plot Synopsis

Johnny (Richard Egan) and his wife Theresa (Jane Russell), along with mercenary Dominic Quesada (Gilbert Roland), priest Father Cannon (Robert Keith) and Gloria (Lori Nelson), the boat owner, go searching for sunken treasure in the Caribbean. Whilst on a dive, the party are menaced by a band of modern-day pirates who also have their eyes on treasure.

[edit] Production

Partially filmed on location in Mexico and Hawaii, Underwater! was completed in a newly-constructed underwater tank in an RKO Radio soundstage. It was the first RKO film released in Superscope.^[1]

For its world premiere, the film was projected on a submerged movie screen at Silver Springs, Florida, and the invited guests were encouraged to don aqualungs and bathing suits so that they could watch the picture while swimming.

The song Cherry Pink (and Apple Blossom White) featured in the film became a major hit.

[edit] Cast

• Jane Russell - Theresa Gray
• Richard Egan - Johnny Grey
• Gilbert Roland - Dominic Quesada
• Lori Nelson - Gloria
• Robert Keith - Father Cannon
• Joseph Calleia - Rico Herrera
• Eugene Iglesias - Miguel Vega
• Ric Roman - Jesus

[edit] Notes

[edit] External links

• Underwater! at the Internet Movie Database
• Jane Russell at the Internet Movie Database