June 1, 1945
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The Caribbean Mystery (1945)

Name: The Caribbean Mystery
Genre: Drama, Mystery, Crime
Released: 1945-06-01

1h 5m

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June 1, 1945
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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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Release Date
June 1, 1945

Status
Released

Running Time
1h 5m

Content Rating
NR

Genres
Drama Mystery Crime

Last updated: 2025-02-10

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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.