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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.
Original Release
07/05/1930
US Release
07/05/1930
Cast
| Name | Character |
|---|
| Raquel Torres | Nina |
| Charles Bickford | John Dennis aka Reverend Sims / Reverend Sims |
| Nils Asther | Carl |
| George F. Marion | Antone |
| John Miljan | Juan |
| Boris Karloff | Corsican |
| Gibson Gowland | Limey |
| Edmund Breese | Maddocks |
| Mathilde Comont | Mimba |
| Mack Swain | Dutchy |
Directors
Lionel Barrymore, Wesley Ruggles
Writers
Dorothy Yost, Bess Meredyth, John Howard Lawson
Cast
| Name | Character |
|---|
| Raquel Torres | Nina |
| Charles Bickford | John Dennis aka Reverend Sims / Reverend Sims |
| Nils Asther | Carl |
| George F. Marion | Antone |
| John Miljan | Juan |
| Boris Karloff | Corsican |
| Gibson Gowland | Limey |
| Edmund Breese | Maddocks |
| Mathilde Comont | Mimba |
| Mack Swain | Dutchy |
| Jimmy Dime | Sailor |
Producers
| Name | Role |
|---|
| Wesley Ruggles | Producer |
