
S.O.S. Tidal Wave (1939)
The March Of Crime! Televised on a coast-to-coast hook-up by an underworld lord whose weapons are the latest wonders of science.
62 min
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.
- Release date
- June 2, 1939
- Country of origin
- United States
Cast
- 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
Crew
- John H. Auer · Director
- Gordon Kahn · Writer
- Maxwell Shane · Writer
- James Webb · Writer
- Jack A. Marta · Cinematographer
- Ernest J. Nims · Editor
- Murray Seldeen · Editor