Ebb Tide (1932 film)

Ebb Tide
Directed byArthur Rosson
Written byReginald Denham
Basil Mason
Based onGod Gave Me Twenty Cents by Dixie Willson
Produced byWalter Morosco
StarringDorothy Bouchier
Joan Barry
George Barraud
CinematographyPhilip Tannura
Production
company
Distributed byParamount British Pictures
Release date
  • 16 February 1932 (1932-02-16)
Running time
74 minutes
CountryUnited Kingdom
LanguageEnglish

Ebb Tide is a 1932 British drama film directed by Arthur Rosson and starring Dorothy Bouchier, Joan Barry, George Barraud, and Merle Oberon. It was shot at Elstree Studios and on location in London.[1] The film's sets were designed by the art director Holmes Paul. It was produced and distributed by the British branch of Paramount Pictures as a quota quickie.[2] It was based on the novel God Gave Me Twenty Cents by Dixie Willson, which had previously been made into a 1926 American silent film of the same title.

Plot

A sailor falls in love with a woman he meets at the dockside, but is deeply conflicted because his former lover is in prison.[3]

Cast

References

  1. ^ Wood p.71
  2. ^ Chibnall p.267
  3. ^ BFI.org

Bibliography

  • Chibnall, Steve. Quota Quickies: The Birth of the British 'B' Film. British Film Institute, 2007.
  • Low, Rachael. Filmmaking in 1930s Britain. George Allen & Unwin, 1985.
  • Wood, Linda. British Films, 1927-1939. British Film Institute, 1986.


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