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Sunday, September 1, 2013

The Underwater City (1962)

Starring William Lundigan, Julie Adams, Roy Roberts, Carl Benton Reid, Chet Douglas
Directed by Frank McDonald
(actor & director credits courtesy IMDB.com)

After losing out on a contract to build a space station, an engineer accepts a job to design and construct a complex on the ocean floor, but doesn't feel it's as important as the space station would be.

This is an interesting, if not very in depth, look at what it would take to construct a means of living under the sea, and it's fun, with romance in the offing for the principals, and humor from a character trying to get drunk with no alcohol around.  The underwater photography and special effects are serviceable but nothing special, and the film could have used a little more conflict in its second act, but overall, it was charming and I enjoyed it.

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