Manfish
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| Manfish | |
|---|---|
| Directed by | W. Lee Wilder |
| Produced by | W. Lee Wilder |
| Written by | Edgar Allan Poe/Myles Wilder/Joel Murcott |
| Starring | John Bromfield/Lon Chaney |
| Music by | Albert Elms |
| Cinematography | Scotty "Charles S." Welbourne |
| Editing by | Grant K. Smith |
| Distributed by | United Artists |
| Release date(s) |  February 1956 September 26, 1958 |
| Running time | 76 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| IMDb profile | |
Manfish is an adventure film, released by United Artists in 1956. Filmed in Jamaica, it was released in Great Britain as Calypso. It was based on the stories "The Gold-Bug" and "The Tell-Tale Heart" by Edgar Allan Poe. Actor John Bromfield starred as Captain Brannigan and Lon Chaney Jr. played the role of Swede. The leading female star was Tessa Prendergast, who played Alita. The film features three deep-sea divers who are involved in a murder during a search for a lost treasure. The film was released into the public domain after the breakup of United Artists in 1992.
