Ebb Tide (1932 film) - Misplaced Pages

1932 film

Ebb Tide
Directed by	Arthur Rosson
Written by	Reginald Denham Basil Mason
Based on	God Gave Me Twenty Cents by Dixie Willson
Produced by	Walter Morosco
Starring	Dorothy Bouchier Joan Barry George Barraud
Cinematography	Philip Tannura
Production company	Paramount British Pictures
Distributed by	Paramount British Pictures
Release date	16 February 1932 (1932-02-16)
Running time	74 minutes
Country	United Kingdom
Language	English

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. 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. 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.

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.

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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Films directed by Arthur Rosson

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