Ebb Tide (1932 film)

Ebb Tide
Ebb Tide
Directed by	Arthur Rosson
Written by	Reginald Denham ; Basil Mason
Based on	God Gave Me Twenty Cents by Dixie Willson
Produced by	Walter Morosco
Starring	Dorothy Bouchier ; Joan Barry ; George Barraud
Cinematography	Philip Tannura
Production; company	Paramount British Pictures
Distributed by	Paramount British Pictures
Release date	16 February 1932;
Running time	74 minutes
Country	United Kingdom
Language	English

Ebb Tide is a 1932 British drama film directed by Arthur Rosson and starring Dorothy Bouchier, Joan Barry, George Barraud, and Merle Oberon. It was shot at Elstree Studios and on location in London.^[1] The film's sets were designed by the art director Holmes Paul. It was produced and distributed by the British branch of Paramount Pictures as a quota quickie.^[2] It was based on the novel God Gave Me Twenty Cents by Dixie Willson, which had previously been made into a 1926 American silent film of the same title.

Plot

A sailor falls in love with a woman he meets at the dockside, but is deeply conflicted because his former lover is in prison.^[3]

Chibnall, Steve. Quota Quickies: The Birth of the British 'B' Film. British Film Institute, 2007.
Low, Rachael. Filmmaking in 1930s Britain. George Allen & Unwin, 1985.
Wood, Linda. British Films, 1927-1939. British Film Institute, 1986.

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