The Raging Tide

Name: The Raging Tide
Director: George Sherman
Released: 1951
Duration: 93 min
Cast: Shelley Winters, Richard Conte, Stephen McNally, Charles Bickford, Alex Nicol

1951

Dir. George Sherman

1h 33m

USA

Synopsis

A San Francisco hood is rubbed out by rival Bruno Felkin, who himself reports the crime to Homicide Lt. Kelsey in an alibi scheme which fails. To escape, he stows away on a fishing boat. At sea, skipper Hamil Linder receives Bruno kindly, teaching him fishing; Bruno enlists Hamil's wayward son Carl to tend his slot machines. Then Carl takes an interest in Bruno's girl Connie. Climax in a storm at sea.

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George Sherman

Director

George Sherman

1908 – 1991

American second feature director who arrived in California aboard the SS Mongolia (bound from New York) on which he served as a bellboy. Sherman began his career in the movie business in the mail room at Warner Brothers before working his way up to assistant director. By 1937, he had graduated to directing in his own right under contract with Republic. Sherman specialised almost exclusively i…

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