Ebb Tide (1932 film)

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Ebb Tide
Directed by Arthur Rosson
Written by Reginald Denham
Basil Mason
Based onGod Gave Me Twenty Cents by Dixie Willson
Produced by Walter Morosco
Starring Dorothy Bouchier
Joan Barry
George Barraud
Cinematography Philip 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.

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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

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References

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

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