The Caribbean Mystery (1945)
1h 5m
Running Time
June 1, 1945Release Date
The Caribbean Mystery (1945)
1h 5m
Running Time
June 1, 1945Release Date
Plot.
The Caribbean Mystery is a remake of Mr. Moto on Danger Island (1939)-which in turn was a remake of Murder in Trinidad. James Dunn stars as Mr. Smith, a Columbo-like Brooklyn detective who pops up on a tropical island to track down some missing geologists.
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Cast & Crew.
James Dunn
Mr. Smith
Sheila Ryan
Mrs. Jean Gilbert
Edward Ryan
Gerald McCracken Jr.
Reed Hadley
Dr. Rene Marcel
Jackie Paley
Linda Lane
Roy Roberts
Capt. Van den Bark
Robert D. Webb
Director
Jack Andrews
Writer
Robert Shaw
Lt. Bowman Hall
Leonard Praskins
Writer
Daral Hudson
Hartshorn
William Forrest
Col. Lane
Scott Darling
Writer
Roy Gordon
Gov. Gerald McCracken Sr.
John W. Vandercook
Writer
Nicholas Ray
Writer
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The Caribbean Mystery is a 1945 American film noir mystery film which marked the directorial debut of Robert D. Webb. It is the third film adaptation of the 1933 novel Murder in Trinidad by John W. Vandercook to be produced by 20th Century Fox. Starring James Dunn, Sheila Ryan, and Edward Ryan. the plot finds a Brooklyn detective summoned to a Caribbean island to solve the disappearance of eight geologists who had visited an alligator-infested swamp. The lead role was rewritten especially for Dunn after his successful film comeback in A Tree Grows in Brooklyn (1945), also produced by 20th Century Fox.