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The Caribbean Mystery

  • 1945
  • Approved
  • 1h 5m
IMDb RATING
5.8/10
109
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James Dunn, Edward Ryan, and Sheila Ryan in The Caribbean Mystery (1945)
CrimeDramaMystery

Brooklyn detective Smith hunts a killer on a Caribbean island, navigating treacherous terrain, dangerous wildlife, dead bodies, and a seductive woman while solving the case.Brooklyn detective Smith hunts a killer on a Caribbean island, navigating treacherous terrain, dangerous wildlife, dead bodies, and a seductive woman while solving the case.Brooklyn detective Smith hunts a killer on a Caribbean island, navigating treacherous terrain, dangerous wildlife, dead bodies, and a seductive woman while solving the case.

  • Director
    • Robert D. Webb
  • Writers
    • Jack Andrews
    • Leonard Praskins
    • Scott Darling
  • Stars
    • James Dunn
    • Sheila Ryan
    • Edward Ryan
  • See production info at IMDbPro
  • IMDb RATING
    5.8/10
    109
    YOUR RATING
    • Director
      • Robert D. Webb
    • Writers
      • Jack Andrews
      • Leonard Praskins
      • Scott Darling
    • Stars
      • James Dunn
      • Sheila Ryan
      • Edward Ryan
    • 7User reviews
    • 2Critic reviews
  • See production info at IMDbPro
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    Top Cast19

    James Dunn
    James Dunn
    • Mr. Smith
    Sheila Ryan
    Sheila Ryan
    • Mrs. Jean Gilbert
    Edward Ryan
    • Gerald McCracken Jr.
    Jackie Paley
    • Linda Lane
    Reed Hadley
    Reed Hadley
    • Dr. Rene Marcel
    Roy Roberts
    Roy Roberts
    • Capt. Van den Bark
    Robert Shaw
    Robert Shaw
    • Lt. Bowman Hall
    Daral Hudson
    • Hartshorn
    William Forrest
    William Forrest
    • Col. Lane
    Roy Gordon
    Roy Gordon
    • Gov. Gerald McCracken Sr.
    Virginia Walker
    • Adelaide Marcel
    Eddie Borden
    Eddie Borden
    • Hotel Clerk
    • (uncredited)
    Renee Carson
    • Minor Role
    • (uncredited)
    Kay Connors
    • Telephone Operator
    • (uncredited)
    Robert Filmer
    • Guard
    • (uncredited)
    Selmer Jackson
    Selmer Jackson
    • Dr. Herbert Merryman
    • (uncredited)
    Lucien Littlefield
    Lucien Littlefield
    • Dr. Praskins
    • (uncredited)
    Lal Chand Mehra
    Lal Chand Mehra
    • Felix Ikert
    • (uncredited)
    • Director
      • Robert D. Webb
    • Writers
      • Jack Andrews
      • Leonard Praskins
      • Scott Darling
    • All cast & crew
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    • Trivia
      Final film of Virginia Walker.
    • Quotes
      • Mr. Smith: Shall we talk business?
      • Gov. Gerald McCracken Sr.: I'm still puzzled about the park you took a walk in. We have no park here.
      • Mr. Smith: Sure you have. Right on the edge of town.
      • Col. Lane: What on earth is he talking about?
      • Dr. Rene Marcel: I think he means the Henry Morgan swamp.
      • Gov. Gerald McCracken Sr.: You went for a walk in the swamp?
      • Mr. Smith: Well, you wouldn't call it walking exactly. Wading is more like it. In one spot I sank into mud up to my knees and had a heck of a time getting out.
      • Gov. Gerald McCracken Sr.: Good heavens, man! You might have lost your life. That's quicksand
      • Mr. Smith: Well, what do you know! You fellas ought to build a railing around a spot like that. It's dangerous!
      • Col. Lane: Possibly if we had the railing you mentioned, Mr. Smith, eight people might be alive today, eh Governor?
      • Gov. Gerald McCracken Sr.: I assume you are joking, Colonel. The entire swamp is one big quicksand.
      • Mr. Smith: Is that what got those missing people? The mud?
      • Col. Lane: Or alligators. Or other forms of reptilian life that inhabit the swamp.
      • Mr. Smith: Then it's no mystery at all. Well, well. Maybe its just as well it doesn't amount to anything. These swamps and those alligators they baffle me. In Flatbush, the only wildlife we have are wolves. Those alligators are pretty tough, eh?
      • Col. Lane: They can be very dangerous. They have been known to take a man's leg off with one bite.
      • Gov. Gerald McCracken Sr., Dr. Rene Marcel: [Shows them a bullet] Before or after they shoot you?
    • Connections
      Version of Murder in Trinidad (1934)

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    Details

    • Release date
      • June 1945 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Zombies of the Swamp
    • Filming locations
      • 20th Century Fox Studios - 10201 Pico Blvd., Century City, Los Angeles, California, USA(Studio)
    • Production company
      • 20th Century Fox
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    Tech specs

    • Runtime
      • 1h 5m(65 min)
    • Color
      • Black and White
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.37 : 1

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