Creature From The Haunted Sea (1961)

Set during the Cuban revolution, an American racketeer (Antony Carbone) uses his boat to transport a group of Cuban loyalists and their stolen gold from Cuba's treasury to the U.S. where they will plot a counter revolution to restore the old power. But the racketeer has other plans which consists of killing off the Cubans and keeping the gold for himself. Directed by Roger Corman (MASQUE OF THE RED DEATH). Perhaps best known for his stylish Edgar Allan Poe adaptations, Corman did several horror comedies like LITTLE SHOP OF HORRORS and A BUCKET OF BLOOD and this B&W off the cuff quickie (shot in 5 days) is among them. I can't find the words to describe just how awful and amateurish it is! First of all, it's not remotely funny (unless you're a backward 10 year old). Curiously, the film is a favorite of Corman's. A parody of the far superior CREATURE FROM THE BLACK LAGOON, the film might have worked if it was played seriously and the monster didn't look like a rubber bathtub toy. With Betsy Jones Moreland, Beach Dickerson and Robert Towne, who would give up acting and become a screenwriter (he wrote the classic CHINATOWN).