Crime · United States of America · 1939 · 1h 2m

S.O.S Tidal Wave

S.O.S Tidal Wave poster
Director
John H. Auer
Cast
Ralph Byrd as Jeff Shannon Kay Sutton as Laurel Shannon Frank Jenks as Peaches Jackson Marc Lawrence as Melvin Sutter George Barbier as Uncle Dan Carter Mickey Kuhn as Buddy Shannon
Crew
Maxwell Shane — Writer Gordon Kahn — Writer James Webb — Story
Tagline

The March Of Crime! Televised on a coast-to-coast hook-up by an underworld lord whose weapons are the latest wonders of science.

Synopsis

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.

Mood & Themes
husband wife relationshipgangsterhit-and-runventriloquistmurdertv reporterstock footagefiancé fiancée relationshipfaked footagepolitical corruptionventriloquist's dummyfamily life
Key Collaborators
John H. Auer Director Maxwell Shane Writer Gordon Kahn Writer James Webb Story
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