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S.O.S Tidal Wave

S.O.S Tidal Wave

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

19395.71h 2mNR

Overview

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.

Directed by John H. Auer
Written by Gordon Kahn, Maxwell Shane, James Webb
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Top Cast

Ralph Byrd

Ralph Byrd

Jeff Shannon

Kay Sutton

Kay Sutton

Laurel Shannon

Frank Jenks

Frank Jenks

Peaches Jackson

Marc Lawrence

Marc Lawrence

Melvin Sutter

George Barbier

George Barbier

Uncle Dan Carter

Mickey Kuhn

Mickey Kuhn

Buddy Shannon

Oscar O'Shea

Oscar O'Shea

Mike Halloran

Dorothy Lee

Dorothy Lee

Mable

Ferris Taylor

Ferris Taylor

Clifford Farrow

Smiley Burnette

Smiley Burnette

Voice of Felix the Dummy

Themes & Keywords

husband wife relationshipgangsterhit-and-runventriloquistmurdertv reporterstock footagefiancé fiancée relationshipfaked footagepolitical corruptionventriloquist's dummyfamily lifefather son relationshipmayoral electioncomical sidekickbombed buildinggang bomber

About S.O.S Tidal Wave

S.O.S Tidal Wave is a crime film released in 1939 exploring themes of husband wife relationship, gangster, hit-and-run, ventriloquist, murder, tv reporter. Directed by John H. Auer, it stars Ralph Byrd, Kay Sutton, Frank Jenks. 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.

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