Ebb Tide (1937)
Movie Info
Technicolor is the main attraction of this overheated South Seas adventure. Ray Milland, Akim Tamiroff and Barry Fitzgerald play three shifty sailors who commandeer a smallpox-ridden boat and set out to sea. A typhoon washes them ashore on a faraway Pacific island, which is ruled by a white religious fanatic (Lloyd Nolan) who has set himself up as the local god. The three sailors anxiously await an opportunity to appropriate the "god's" valuable stash of pearls and head for the mainland. Only one of the sailors escapes to tell his story; check out the cast list and guess which one survives. The third filmization of Robert Louis Stevenson and Lloyd Osborne's novel, Ebb Tide is rough going until Lloyd Nolan shows up to deliver the picture's best and subtlest performance. The story would be filmed again in 1947 as Adventure Island.
Cast
Oscar Homolka
as Capt. Therbecke
as Capt. Therbecke
Ray Milland
as Robert Herrick
as Robert Herrick
Barry Fitzgerald
as Huish
as Huish
Frances Farmer
as Faith Wishart
as Faith Wishart
Lloyd Nolan
as Attwater
as Attwater
Charles Judels
as Port Doctor
as Port Doctor
David Torrence
as Tapena Tom
as Tapena Tom
Lina Basquette
as Attwater's Servant
as Attwater's Servant
Harry Field
as Tahiera
as Tahiera
George Piltz
as Sally Day
as Sally Day
Manuella Kalili
as Fiji Islander
as Fiji Islander
James Spencer
as Cook
as Cook
Arthur Allen
as Native Sailor
as Native Sailor
Joe Molina
as Native Sailor
as Native Sailor
Sonny Chorre
as Attwater's Guard
as Attwater's Guard
David Hope
as Sailor
as Sailor
Leonard Sues
as Native Boy
as Native Boy
Inez Palange
as Native Woman
as Native Woman
Gloria Williams
as Woman
as Woman
Nancy Chaplin
as Woman
as Woman
Jacques Vanaire
as Assistant Port Doctor
as Assistant Port Doctor
Antrim Short
as Man
as Man
Don Wayson
as Man
as Man
Robert T. Haines
as Man
as Man
Bernard Siegel
as Waiter
as Waiter
Al Kikume
as Native Policeman
as Native Policeman
Stella Francis
as Woman Tourist
as Woman Tourist
Olaf Hytten
as English Tourist
as English Tourist
Eugene Beday
as Port Officer
as Port Officer
Jack George
as Band Leader
as Band Leader
Charles Stevens
as Uncle Ned
as Uncle Ned
Critic Reviews for Ebb Tide
All Critics (1) | Fresh (1) | Rotten (0)
Ebb Tide brings us a breath of Stevenson adventure, a typhoon, a Hollywood romance, and two outstanding performances by Oscar Homolka and Barry Fitzgerald.
July 19, 2019 | Full Review…
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