The Secret of the Purple Reef
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Director William Witney Budget 86,000 USD Duration Language English | 5/10 IMDb Genre Crime, Drama Music director Buddy Bregman Country United States | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Release date December 11, 1960 (1960-12-11) Based on The Silent Reefs
1952-53 short story
The Saturday Evening Post
by Dorothy Cottrell Writer Dorothy Cottrell (novel), Harold Yablonsky Cast Jeff Richards (Mark Christopher), Richard Chamberlain (Dean Christopher), Margia Dean (Rue Amboy), Peter Falk (Tom Weber), Terence De Marney (Ashby), Robert Earl Jones (Tobias)Similar movies Related William Witney movies | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
The Secret of The Purple Reef is a 1960 - 20th Century Fox CinemaScope DeLuxe Color film based on a short story by Dorothy Cottrell entitled The Silent Reefs. It starred soon-to-be-famous actors, Richard Chamberlain and Peter Falk. A caribbean based mystery involving the disappearance of a ship called the "Cloud".
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Plot
Two brothers Dean (Richard Chamberlain) and Mark Christopher (Jeff Richards) show up in a mid '50s four door Citroen Traction Avant in early era San Juan, Puerto Rico. They arrive to solve the mystery, the circumstances of their father's drowning death in the Caribbean. The action begins to perk up as the two brothers run up against a gang of unruly pirates who seem to know more than they reveal. One of the film's highlights are several scenes of an E.G. Van de Stadt designed 35 foot sailing yacht, the "Starwright". The vessel adds to the Caribbean charm and plays an integral part of moving the pirates to other parts of the island.
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Legacy
Although considered a "B" film, it is notable in that The Secret of The Purple Reef introduces Richard Chamberlain and Peter Falk to moviegoers and appears as part of their early film career.
References
The Secret of the Purple Reef WikipediaThe Secret of the Purple Reef IMDb The Secret of the Purple Reef themoviedb.org