The Sea Hornet
Seen it?1951 | 84 min | Mystery, Adventure, Crime
Monday Morning Maybeearly ratingWhy it’s a Monday Morning Maybe
With almost no lasting buzz and soft box office, this one could be a tough watch. Keep your phone handy.
Based on critics, audiences, awards, box office and buzz. Details below.Is it for you?
- Who'll love it
- One for history and war-film fans and crime fans. It puts you in the middle of the fighting, and doesn't let you forget the cost. If you loved The Return of the Pink Panther or Sherlock Holmes, start here.
- The mood
- Tense, gritty.
- The pace
- Well paced, at 1 hr 24 min. An easy one to fit in on a school night.
- What might put you off
- Made in 1951: an older pace and style.
- Skip it if you want something to relax to.
"The Sea Hornet" was a merchant ship sunk, supposedly by a torpedo, less than a mile off the California Coast during World War Two. Six years later when his buddy is killed, attempting to blow up the sunken ship, on the orders of Suntan Radford and Tony Sullivan, deep-sea diver "Gunner" McNeil has his suspicions aroused... especially since Suntan is the daughter of the ship's captain that died when the ship sunk, and Sullivan was a crew member. Plus the fact the ship had over a million dollars in cash on board. During the course of his investigation, he becomes romantically involved with Ginger Sullivan
How it earned its rating
- CriticsNot counted
Not enough reviews on record yet
- AudiencesNot counted
Not measured yet: not enough ratings
- AwardsNot counted
No major awards or nominations
- Reach & staying powerBelow par
Streaming release that reached a small audience so far; still draws a steady audience long after release
- Buzz & cultural impactWeak
About 2K people sought it out in the past year
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Cast & crew
Directed by Joseph Kane
- Rod CameronGunner McNeil
- Adele MaraSuntan Radford
- Lorna GrayGinger Sullivan
- Chill WillsSwede
- Jim DavisTony Sullivan
- Richard JaeckelJohnny Radford
- Ellen CorbyMrs. Drinkwater
- James BrownPete Hunter
- Grant WithersRocky Lowe
- William ChingSprowl