EDITOR’S NOTE: Ghost Diver was on Chiller Theater on Saturday, January 12, 1964 at 11:10 p.m.

A diver by the name or Rico finds an ancient idol and soon loses it and his life to Manco (Nico Minardos), who sells it to TV hose Richard Bristol (James Craig). Soon, Bristol, his son Robin (Lowell Brown) and secretary Anne (Audrey Totter) have come to where the idol was found, looking for temple ruins with the dead diver’s daughter Pelu (Pira Louis, a Syrian swimming champion).

They have the idea that if they return the idol, it will point them to more treasure. They’re right, even if Manco keeps trying to kill them over and over again. Luckily, these white invaders outsmart everyone and Robin even ends up taking Pelu back to America.

This was directed and written by Richard Einfeld and Merrill G. White, who also produced it. I love that Chiller Theater sometimes showed movies like this before starting to show only horror.

You can watch this on YouTube.