S.O.S. Tidal Wave

S.O.S. Tidal Wave
S.O.S. Tidal Wave
	Theatrical release poster
Directed by	John H. Auer
Screenplay by	Gordon Kahn; Maxwell Shane
Story by	James Webb
Produced by	Armand Schaefer
Starring	Ralph Byrd; George Barbier; Kay Sutton; Frank Jenks; Marc Lawrence; Dorothy Lee
Cinematography	Jack A. Marta
Edited by	Ernest J. Nims
Production; company	Republic Pictures
Distributed by	Republic Pictures
Release date	June 2, 1939;
Running time	62 minutes
Country	United States
Language	English

S.O.S. Tidal Wave is a 1939 American crime film directed by John H. Auer and written by Gordon Kahn and Maxwell Shane. The film stars Ralph Byrd, George Barbier, Kay Sutton, Frank Jenks, Marc Lawrence and Dorothy Lee. It was released on June 2, 1939 by Republic Pictures.^[1]^[2]^[3]

Plot edit

Reporter Jeff Shannon stops trying to expose political corruption after his son and wife are threatened. On election day, corrupt politicians broadcast the 1933 apocalyptic science-fiction film Deluge on the news, hoping to trick voters into believing that New York City has been hit by a tidal wave to discourage them from voting.

Cast edit

Ralph Byrd as Jeff Shannon
George Barbier as Uncle Dan Carter
Kay Sutton as Laurel Shannon
Frank Jenks as Peaches Jackson
Marc Lawrence as Melvin Sutter
Dorothy Lee as Mable
Oscar O'Shea as Mike Halloran
Mickey Kuhn as Buddy Shannon
Ferris Taylor as Clifford Farrow
Don "Red" Barry as Curley Parsons
Raymond Bailey as Roy Nixon

Production edit

Republic Pictures acquired the rights to the 1933 disaster film Deluge, which begins with a special-effects sequence of Manhattan being destroyed by a tsunami.