''Devil Monster'' (

1936 Events January–February * January 20 – George V of the United Kingdom and the British Dominions and Emperor of India, dies at his Sandringham Estate. The Prince of Wales succeeds to the throne of the United Kingdom as King E ...

) is an American adventure film directed by S. Edwin Graham. The working title of the film was ''The Great Manta'' and it was shown in Great Britain as ''The Sea Fiend'' in 1938. Also, a Spanish-language version entitled ''El diablo del mar'', directed by Juan Duval using some of the same actors and footage, was released in the United States in 1936 by Cinexport Films. An edited version of the film was released in 1946 as ''Devil Monster'', a low-budget

South Seas Today the term South Seas, or South Sea, is used in several contexts. Most commonly it refers to the portion of the Pacific Ocean south of the equator. In 1513, when Spanish conquistador Vasco Núñez de Balboa coined the term ''Mar del Sur'', ...

drama spiced up with stock footage inserts including half-dressed native girls who were also featured in the film's trailer. The

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, which banned nudity in American films, apparently tolerated partial nudity in "

ethnographic Ethnography (from Greek ''ethnos'' "folk, people, nation" and ''grapho'' "I write") is a branch of anthropology and the systematic study of individual cultures. Ethnography explores cultural phenomena from the point of view of the subject ...

" scenes of "native" life. This version of the film is now in the

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and is available online at

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Barry Norton Barry Norton (born Alfredo Carlos Birabén; June 16, 1905 – August 24, 1956) was an Argentine-American actor. He appeared in over 90 films, starting in silent films from 1925 until his death in 1956. He is perhaps best known for his role a ...

as Robert Jackson *

Blanche Mehaffey Blanche Mehaffey (July 28, 1908 – March 31, 1968) was an American showgirl and film actress. Early life and career The daughter of Edward Mehaffey and his wife, soprano Blanche Berndt, she had a brother, Edward Mehaffey Jr. She started as ...

as Louise *

Jack Barty Jack may refer to: Places * Jack, Alabama, US, an unincorporated community * Jack, Missouri, US, an unincorporated community * Jack County, Texas, a county in Texas, USA People and fictional characters * Jack (given name), a male given name, ...

as Capt. Jackson * Terry Grey as Tiny *Jack Del Rio as Jose Francisco *

Mary Carr Mary Carr (née Kenevan; March 14, 1874 – June 24, 1973), was an American film actress and was married to the actor William Carr. She appeared in more than 140 films between 1915 and 1956. She was given some of filmdoms plum mother roles in ...

as Mother of Jose * William Lemuels as Native Chief * Maya Owalee as Maya * Donato Cabrera as Malo

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''The Sea Fiend'' (1936) at IMDB''Devil Monster'' (1946) at IMDB
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''El diablo del mar'' (1936) at IMDB
* 1935 films 1930s adventure films American black-and-white films Films set in Oceania American multilingual films Seafaring films Giant monster films American monster movies American natural horror films American adventure films Adventure horror films 1935 multilingual films 1930s English-language films 1930s American films {{1930s-US-film-stub

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