Flood Tide (1934 film)
Flood Tide is a 1934 British drama film directed by John Baxter and starring George Carney, Janice Adair and Minnie Rayner. It was made at Twickenham Studios as a quota quickie for release by RKO Pictures.[1]
| Flood Tide | |
|---|---|
| Directed by | John Baxter |
| Produced by | Julius Hagen |
| Written by | Anson Dyer Harry Fowler Mear |
| Starring | George Carney Janice Adair Minnie Rayner |
| Music by | William Trytel |
| Cinematography | Ernest Palmer |
| Edited by | Lister Laurance |
Production company | Real Art Productions |
| Distributed by | RKO Pictures |
Release date | 27 November 1934 |
Running time | 63 minutes |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Language | English |
The sets were designed by James A. Carter, the regular Twickenham art director. Many scenes of the film were shot on location along the River Thames.
Synopsis
A retiring lockkeeper and his wife are concerned that their son Ted Salter, who is serving in the Royal Navy should settle down and start a family. They hope that this will be with his childhood sweetheart Betty the daughter of their old friend Captain Bill Buckett who operates a boat on the River Thames. However Ted has taken up with a flirtatious barmaid, at one point even risking arrest as a deserter because of her before reconciling with Betty. The film ends with Bill Buckett triumphing in an annual regatta.
Cast
- George Carney as Captain Bill Buckett
- Janice Adair as Betty Buckett
- Minnie Rayner as Sarah Salter
- Wilson Coleman as Ben Salter
- Leslie Hatton as Ted Salter
- Peggy Novak as Mabel Pringle
- Mark Daly as Scotty
- Edgar Driver as Titch
- Wilfred Benson as Addock
- William Fazan as Sir Thomas Maitland
- Bertram Dench as Charles Tupper
References
- Wood p.82
Bibliography
- Low, Rachael. Filmmaking in 1930s Britain. George Allen & Unwin, 1985.
- Wood, Linda. British Films, 1927-1939. British Film Institute, 1986.
External links
- Flood Tide on IMDb