▁It ▁was ▁released ▁by ▁ 2 0 th ▁Century ▁Fox ▁on ▁July ▁ 1 7 , ▁ 1 9 3 6 . ▁The ▁film ▁was ▁based ▁on ▁the ▁story ▁written ▁by ▁J . ▁Robert ▁B ren ▁and ▁Norman ▁Houston . ▁ ▁Plot ▁C able ▁layer ▁Steve ▁Re ardon ▁( B rian ▁Don lev y ) ▁is ▁in ▁a ▁tank ▁at ▁the ▁bottom ▁of ▁the ▁ocean ▁near ▁Hawai i ▁reading ▁an ▁advent ure ▁story ▁" The ▁Son ▁of ▁Ne pt une ", ▁written ▁by ▁his ▁girl friend ▁Ed ith ▁Mc Ne il ▁( G l enda ▁Far rell ) ▁who ▁based ▁the ▁stories ▁on ▁Steve ' s ▁life . ▁After ▁repair ing ▁the ▁cable ▁he ▁was ▁sent ▁to ▁fix , ▁Steve ▁returns ▁to ▁San ▁Francisco ▁and ▁asks ▁his ▁b oss ▁Will ard ▁Stone ▁( Ro bert ▁Mc W ade ) ▁for ▁a ▁$ 1 0 0 0 ▁bonus ▁and ▁two ▁weeks ▁vac ation ▁so ▁that ▁he ▁can ▁marry ▁Ed ith . ▁Later , ▁Steve ▁and ▁Ed ith ▁have ▁an ▁argument , ▁when ▁he ▁arriv es ▁hours ▁late ▁for ▁their ▁date ▁and ▁compla ins ▁that ▁she ▁is ▁taking ▁too ▁long ▁to ▁get ▁dress . ▁Steve , ▁bel ieving ▁that ▁Ed ith ▁has ▁been ▁using ▁him ▁to ▁get ▁insp iration ▁for ▁her ▁stories , ▁storm s ▁out . ▁At ▁a ▁bar , ▁he ▁meets ▁piano ▁player ▁Edd ie ▁Mitchell ▁( N orm an ▁F oster ) ▁and ▁gets ▁into ▁a ▁fight ▁with ▁two ▁men ▁who ▁try ▁to ▁ste al ▁Steve ' s ▁money , ▁and ▁is