Robert Wagner
Tony Petrakis
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Synopsis
A Greek American father and son make their living diving for sponges off Florida, where a rival fishing family contests their access to the water. The younger man's attraction to the rival's daughter intensifies an already dangerous dispute. Underwater work and a forbidden romance place family loyalty against the possibility of cooperation.
Cast
DirectorsRobert D. Webb
Behind the scenes
One of the earliest CinemaScope features, the film took the new widescreen process underwater. Location work around Key West and Tarpon Springs made Florida's sponge-diving environment a major part of its appeal, linking technical experimentation to the story's setting.
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Work catalogued as public domain in the United States.
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Availability checked on September 10, 2026.
Photograph credit
Photographs cropped, resized and optimized as WebP, displayed in monochrome.
- Robert Wagner — ABC Television · Public domain
- Terry Moore — Lippman · Public domain
- Gilbert Roland — movie studio · Public domain
- Richard Boone — United States Steel Corporation, the show's sponsor. · Public domain
