"IT'S WEIRD! WACKY! WONDERFOOL!"

1937

0h 54m

5.8(17 votes)

Mystery

Comedy

Horror

Overview

Comedy-mystery finds Detectives Kelly and Dempsey trapped in a deserted lighthouse with a group of strangers who are being terrorized by a killer octopus AND a mysterious crime figure named after the title sea creature.

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Cast & Crew

9 members

Acting

Hugh Herbert

Kelly

Acting

Allen Jenkins

Dempsey

Acting

Marcia Ralston

Vesta Vernoff

Acting

John Eldredge

Paul Morgan

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George Rosener

Capt. Hook

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Brandon Tynan

Captain Cobb

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Eric Stanley

David Dow Harriman

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Margaret Irving

Polly Crane

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Elspeth Dudgeon

Nanny

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