S.O.S. Tidal Wave

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S.O.S. Tidal Wave
S.O.S. Tidal Wave poster.jpg
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Directed by John H. Auer
Screenplay by Gordon Kahn
Maxwell Shane
Story byJames Webb
Produced by Armand Schaefer
Starring Ralph Byrd
George Barbier
Kay Sutton
Frank Jenks
Marc Lawrence
Dorothy Lee
Cinematography Jack A. Marta
Edited byErnest J. Nims
Production
company
Distributed byRepublic Pictures
Release date
  • June 2, 1939 (1939-06-02)
Running time
62 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish

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]

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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.

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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.

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