''Ebb Tide'' is a 1932 British
drama film
In film and television, drama is a category or genre of narrative fiction (or semi-fiction) intended to be more serious than humorous in tone. Drama of this kind is usually qualified with additional terms that specify its particular super ...
directed by
Arthur Rosson
Arthur Henry Rosson (24 August 1886 – 17 June 1960) was an English film director. From 1917 to 1948, Rosson directed 61 feature films (including co-direction of '' Red River''). He also worked on many major films as a second unit director ...
and starring
Dorothy Bouchier,
Joan Barry,
George Barraud
George Barraud (17 December 1889, in Paddington, London, England – January 1970, in London, England) was a British film actor.
Selected filmography
* '' Little Old New York'' (1923)
* '' Flaming Youth'' (1923)
* '' The Wolf Man'' (1924)
* ''N ...
, and
Merle Oberon
Merle Oberon (born Estelle Merle O'Brien Thompson; 19 February 191123 November 1979) was a British actress who began her film career in British films as Anne Boleyn in ''The Private Life of Henry VIII'' (1933). After her success in ''The Scarle ...
. It was shot at
Elstree Studios
Elstree Studios is a generic term which can refer to several current and demolished British film studios and television studios based in or around the town of Borehamwood and village of Elstree in Hertfordshire, England. Production studios ha ...
and
on location in
London
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. 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
The Cinematograph Films Act of 1927 ('' 17 & 18 Geo. V'') was an act of the United Kingdom Parliament designed to stimulate the declining British film industry. It received Royal Assent on 20 December 1927 and came into force on 1 April 1928.
D ...
. It was based on the novel ''God Gave Me Twenty Cents'' by
Dixie Willson
Dixie Lucile Reiniger Willson (30 July 1890 - 6 February 1974) was an American screenwriter, as well as an author of children's books, novels, and short stories.
Life
Willson was born in Estherville, Iowa to John David Willson, a lawyer, and ...
, 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.
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Cast
* Dorothy Bouchier as Cassie
* Joan Barry as Mary
* George Barraud
George Barraud (17 December 1889, in Paddington, London, England – January 1970, in London, England) was a British film actor.
Selected filmography
* '' Little Old New York'' (1923)
* '' Flaming Youth'' (1923)
* '' The Wolf Man'' (1924)
* ''N ...
as Steve
* Vanda Gréville as Millie
* Alexander Field as Barney
* Annie Esmond
Annie Esmond (27 September 1873 – 4 January 1945) was a British stage and film actress.
Esmond was born in Surrey, England. She made her stage debut in pantomime in Sheffield in 1891 and later appeared on the American as well as British stage ...
as Landlady
* Merle Oberon
Merle Oberon (born Estelle Merle O'Brien Thompson; 19 February 191123 November 1979) was a British actress who began her film career in British films as Anne Boleyn in ''The Private Life of Henry VIII'' (1933). After her success in ''The Scarle ...
as Girl
* Leonard Shepherd as Tom James
References
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.
External links
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1932 films
1930s English-language films
1932 drama films
British drama films
Films directed by Arthur Rosson
British black-and-white films
Films shot at Imperial Studios, Elstree
1930s British films
Paramount Pictures films
Films shot in London
Quota quickies
Sound film remakes of silent films
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