![]() ![]() His exploits as a diver and shipwreck expert easily rival Romer Treece’s. ‘Romer Treece is not total fabrication, he’s inspired by a good friend of Benchley’s who’s a fascinating character in his own right. Shaw was, in effect playing Teddy Tucker and the two met in order to help the actor refine his character. This time as Benchley’s antihero, Bermudian treasure expert ‘Romer Treece'. Once again, Robert Shaw was playing a character inspired by Teddy. They built a lighthouse, full interior sets, and a huge, two million gallon tank on Boaz island into which modeled reef and shipwrecks interiors were lowered. ![]() Later that year the full Hollywood circus rolled in to town to shoot the movie, staring Nick Nolte, Jacqueline Bisset and Robert Shaw. ![]()
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