Boy on a Dolphin (1957)
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Cast
as Phaedra
as Dr. Jim Calder
as Victor Parmalee
as Rhif
as Dr. Hawkins
as Government Man
as Niko
as Bill B. Baldwin
as Miss Dill
as Mrs. Baldwin
as Miss Baldwin
as Chief of Police
as First Mate
Critic Reviews for Boy on a Dolphin
All Critics (2) | Fresh (2) | Rotten (0)
In her American feature debut, a romantic advenure in the Greek Islands, the tall and sexy Sophia Loren starred with the short and declining Alan Ladd.
This was the film that helped launch Sophia Loren as an international sex symbol.
Audience Reviews for Boy on a Dolphin
Okay story is boosted by quality performers Clifton Webb and Sophia Loren in her big international breakthrough and dazzling Greek locations all in breathtaking color.
Super Reviewer
Sophia's first American film grabbed the international audience's attention and they never let go. She's a delight to watch as fiery Greek sponge diver Phaedra who discovers a sunken treasure, a sculpture from which the film gets its name (I had long wondered what the title meant). She needs help with salvaging and is torn between the services of two candidates. Clifton Webb can offer her a fortune but intends to sell the national prize illegally on the black market, whereas archaeologist Alan Ladd can only offer her a pittance reward but she will bring glory and pride to her country. Webb plays the suave and slightly condescending genteel criminal perfectly, but Ladd is barely adequate and well past his prime. Only in the movies would someone sculpted like Sophia Loren turn her head - or in this case, look down - to notice him as a romantic interest. And if you're ever vacationing on the island of Hydra and run into trouble, just ask for Niko - that kid can do anything!
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