The Secret of the Purple Reef (1960)
1h 21m
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December 11, 1960Release Date
The Secret of the Purple Reef (1960)
1h 21m
Running Time
December 11, 1960Release Date
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When a man mysteriously vanishes on his ship in the Caribbean, his two brothers journey there to investigate his disappearance.
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The Secret of The Purple Reef is a 1960 20th Century Fox CinemaScope DeLuxe Color film based on a short story by Dorothy Cottrell entitled "The Silent Reefs". It starred soon-to-be-famous actors Richard Chamberlain and Peter Falk. It is a Caribbean-based mystery involving the disappearance of a ship called the Cloud.
Although considered a "B" film, The Secret of The Purple Reef is notable in that it introduces Richard Chamberlain and Peter Falk to moviegoers as part of their early film career.
It was Richard Chamberlain's film debut, made before finding fame as Dr Kildare. In 1986 Chamberlain called it "easily the worst movie ever made, or at least the most boring".