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S.O.S Tidal Wave
“The March Of Crime! Televised on a coast-to-coast hook-up by an underworld lord whose weapons are the latest wonders of science.”
6.8 / 10• 1939• 1h 2m•NR• English
Crime
Storyline
A news reporter-commentator at a combined radio-television broadcasting station gives up his stand against the election of a corrupt mayoral candidate after a gangster threatens his family. Features tidal wave stock footage from RKO's "Deluge" (1933), q.v.
Cast & Crew
Ralph Byrd
Jeff Shannon
Lead
Kay Sutton
Laurel Shannon
Frank Jenks
Peaches Jackson
Marc Lawrence
Melvin Sutter
George Barbier
Uncle Dan Carter
Mickey Kuhn
Buddy Shannon
Oscar O'Shea
Mike Halloran
Dorothy Lee
Mable
What People Are Saying
4.0
“A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. John H. Auer's vision lands with breathtaking precision.”
3.0
“Every frame feels alive. S.O.S Tidal Wave is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.”
