Boy on a Dolphin (1957)
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An adventurous love story that will live 'til the seas run dry!
Phaedra is a poor sponge diver on the lovely Greek isle of Hydra. While diving, she discovers an ancient brass and gold statue of a boy riding a dolphin, which is said to have the magical power to grant wishes. Her shiftless boyfriend wants to sell it to an unscrupulous art collector, but Phaedra wants to give it to anthropologist Jim Calder, who would return it to the Greek government.
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Alan LaddDr. James 'Jim' Calder
Sophia LorenPhaedra
Clifton WebbVictor Parmalee
Alex MinotisMilidias Nadapoulos
Jorge MistralRhif
Laurence NaismithDr. HawkinsPiero GiagnoniNiko
Gertrude FlynnMiss DillKeywords
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What is Boy on a Dolphin about?
Phaedra is a poor sponge diver on the lovely Greek isle of Hydra. While diving, she discovers an ancient brass and gold statue of a boy riding a dolphin, which is said to have the magical power to grant wishes. Her shiftless boyfriend wants to sell it to an unscrupulous art collector, but Phaedra wants to give it to anthropologist Jim Calder, who would return it to the Greek government.
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Boy on a Dolphin has a runtime of 111 minutes.
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