Sh! The Octopus
★ 5.9 · 1937 · 54m · Mystery · Comedy · Horror
Comedy-mystery finds Detectives Kelly and Dempsey trapped in a deserted lighthouse with a group of strangers who are being terrorized by a killer octopus AND a mysterious crime figure named after the title sea creature.
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