The Sea Hornet

The Sea Hornet

84 mins | Crime, Adventure, Mystery | Nov. 6, 1951

"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

The Sea Hornet

84 mins | Crime, Adventure, Mystery | Nov. 6, 1951

The Sea Hornet
"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
Producers Republic Pictures
Original title The Sea Hornet
Directors Joseph Kane
Writers Gerald Drayson Adams

Cast

Rod Cameron

as Gunner McNeil

Adele Mara

as Suntan Radford

Lorna Gray

as Ginger Sullivan

Chill Wills

as Swede

Jim Davis

as Tony Sullivan

Richard Jaeckel

as Johnny Radford

Ellen Corby

as Mrs. Drinkwater

James Brown

as Pete Hunter

Grant Withers

as Rocky Lowe

William Ching

as Sprowl

William Haade

as Condor

Hal Taliaferro

as Bone

Emil Sitka

as Waiter

Byron Foulger

as Clerk

Monte Blue

as Lt. Drake

Jack Pennick

as Salty

Harlan Briggs

as Watchman

Roy Engel

as Gus

William Forrest

as Lt. Commander

Gil Frye

as Coast Guard Radio Man

Jim Leighton

as Crewman

Charles Lung

as Flamingo Clerk

John McGuire

as Policeman

Charles Meredith

as Mr. Goodrich

Emile Meyer

as Harrie

Tudor Owen

as Salvage Company Clerk

Fred Rapport

as Maitre d'

Frank J. Scannell

as Padre Inn Bartender