Ebb_Tide_(1932_film)

<i>Ebb Tide</i> (1932 film)

Ebb Tide (1932 film)

1932 film

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

References

  1. [1]
    Wood p.71
  2. [2]
    Chibnall p.267
  3. [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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