S.O.S. Tidal Wave
1939 film by John H. Auer
- June 2, 1939 (1939-06-02)
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S.O.S. Tidal Wave is a 1939 American crime film directed by John H. Auer and written by Gordon Kahn and Maxwell Shane. The film stars Ralph Byrd, George Barbier, Kay Sutton, Frank Jenks, Marc Lawrence and Dorothy Lee. It was released on June 2, 1939 by Republic Pictures.[1][2][3]
Plot
Reporter Jeff Shannon stops trying to expose political corruption after his son and wife are threatened. On election day, corrupt politicians broadcast the 1933 apocalyptic science-fiction film Deluge on the news, hoping to trick voters into believing that New York City has been hit by a tidal wave to discourage them from voting.
Cast
- Ralph Byrd as Jeff Shannon
- George Barbier as Uncle Dan Carter
- Kay Sutton as Laurel Shannon
- Frank Jenks as Peaches Jackson
- Marc Lawrence as Melvin Sutter
- Dorothy Lee as Mable
- Oscar O'Shea as Mike Halloran
- Mickey Kuhn as Buddy Shannon
- Ferris Taylor as Clifford Farrow
- Don "Red" Barry as Curley Parsons
- Raymond Bailey as Roy Nixon
Production
Republic Pictures acquired the rights to the 1933 disaster film Deluge, which begins with a special-effects sequence of Manhattan being destroyed by a tsunami.
References
External links
- S.O.S. Tidal Wave at IMDb
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Films directed by John H. Auer
- Una vida por otra (1932)
- Su última canción (1933)
- The Crime of Dr. Crespi (1935)
- Frankie and Johnny (1936)
- A Man Betrayed (1936)
- Rhythm in the Clouds (1937)
- Outside of Paradise (1937)
- Orphans of the Street (1938)
- I Stand Accused (1938)
- A Desperate Adventure (1938)
- Invisible Enemy (1938)
- Circus Girl (1938)
- Smuggled Cargo (1939)
- Thou Shalt Not Kill (1939)
- Calling All Marines (1939)
- S.O.S. Tidal Wave (1939)
- Forged Passport (1939)
- Women in War (1940)
- Hit Parade of 1941 (1940)
- A Man Betrayed (1941)
- The Devil Pays Off (1941)
- Pardon My Stripes (1941)
- Johnny Doughboy (1942)
- Moonlight Masquerade (1942)
- Tahiti Honey (1943)
- Gangway for Tomorrow (1943)
- Seven Days Ashore (1944)
- Music in Manhattan (1944)
- Pan-Americana (1945)
- Beat the Band (1947)
- The Flame (1947)
- I, Jane Doe (1948)
- Angel on the Amazon (1948)
- The Avengers (1950)
- Hit Parade of 1951 (1950)
- Thunderbirds (1952)
- City That Never Sleeps (1953)
- Hell's Half Acre (1954)
- The Eternal Sea (1955)
- Johnny Trouble (1957)
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