Mystery ·Comedy ·Horror · United States of America · 1937 · 54m

Sh! The Octopus

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Director
William C. McGann
Cast
Hugh Herbert as Kelly Allen Jenkins as Dempsey Marcia Ralston as Vesta Vernoff John Eldredge as Paul Morgan George Rosener as Capt. Hook Brandon Tynan as Captain Cobb
Crew
Arthur L. Todd — Director of Photography Clarence Kolster — Editor George Bricker — Screenplay N'was McKenzie — Costume Design
Tagline

IT'S WEIRD! WACKY! WONDERFOOL!

Synopsis

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.

Mood & Themes
octopuslighthouse
Key Collaborators
William C. McGann Director Arthur L. Todd Director of Photography Clarence Kolster Editor George Bricker Screenplay N'was McKenzie Costume Design
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