''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 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

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in American films, apparently tolerated partial nudity in " ethnographic" 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 as Louise * Jack Barty as Capt. Jackson * Terry Grey as Tiny *Jack Del Rio as Jose Francisco * Mary Carr as Mother of Jose * William Lemuels as Native Chief * Maya Owalee as Maya *

Donato Cabrera Donato Cabrera is an American conductor with an active international career. He is the Music Director of the California Symphony and the Las Vegas Philharmonic, and was the Resident Conductor of the San Francisco Symphony and Wattis Foundation ...

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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