The Floating Dutchman

The Floating Dutchman (1953)

Genres - Crime  |   Sub-Genres - Detective Film  |   Run Time - 76 min.  |   Countries - United Kingdom  |   MPAA Rating - NR
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Synopsis by Hal Erickson

Floating Dutchman was an early product of Merton Park Productions, a British firm best known for its "Edgar Wallace" series of the 1960s. Dermot Walsh stars as a detective who goes undercover to smash a jewel-smuggling ring. The head man is played by Victor Tafler, heretofore "untouchable" because of his connections in high places. The title refers to one of the smugglers' victims, an unfortunate Dutch gem specialist. As the film rushes to its conclusion, it appears as though the detective, too, is headed for a watery grave. The Floating Dutchman is based on a novel by Nicholas Bentley.

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corpse, criminal, detective, investigation, investigator, jewel-robbery, killing, merchant, murder, official, opal, private-detective, ring [jewelry], river, robbery