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Port Sinister

Port Sinister

They Wanted Treasure...And They Didn't Care How They Got It!

19534.51h 5mNR

Overview

A 17th-century Caribbean port rumored to have frequented by pirates rises from the ocean floor, where it came to rest after an earthquake many years before. A scientist wants to study it, some thugs want the treasure alleged to be stored there, a bunch of mutated giant crabs living there attack them all.

Directed by Harold Daniels
Written by Aubrey Wisberg, Jack Pollexfen
Produced by Jack Pollexfen, Aubrey Wisberg
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Top Cast

James Warren

James Warren

Tony Ferris

Lynne Roberts

Lynne Roberts

Dr. Joan Hunter

Paul Cavanagh

Paul Cavanagh

John Kolvac

House Peters Jr.

House Peters Jr.

Jim Garry

Robert Bice

Robert Bice

George Burt

William Schallert

William Schallert

Collins

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Merritt Stone

Nick

Norman Budd

Norman Budd

Akers

Ken Terrell

Ken Terrell

Hollis

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Eric Colmar

Christy

Themes & Keywords

piracygiant crabsunken city

About Port Sinister

Port Sinister is a adventure, crime, science fiction film released in 1953 exploring themes of piracy, giant crab, sunken city. Directed by Harold Daniels, it stars James Warren, Lynne Roberts, Paul Cavanagh. A 17th-century Caribbean port rumored to have frequented by pirates rises from the ocean floor, where it came to rest after an earthquake many years before. A scientist wants to study it, some thugs want the treasure alleged to be stored there, a bunch of mutated giant crabs living there attack them all.

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