S.O.S Tidal Wave
Seen it?1939 | 62 min | Crime
Monday Morning Maybeearly ratingWhy it’s a Monday Morning Maybe
With almost no lasting buzz and soft box office, this one could be a tough watch. Keep your phone handy.
Based on critics, audiences, awards, box office and buzz. Details below.Is it for you?
- Who'll love it
- Made for crime fans. If you loved The Sting, start here.
- The mood
- Gritty.
- The pace
- Moves along nicely, at 1 hr 2 min.
- What might put you off
- Made in 1939: an older pace and style.
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.
How it earned its rating
- CriticsNot counted
Not enough reviews on record yet
- AudiencesNot counted
Not measured yet: not enough ratings
- AwardsNot counted
No major awards or nominations
- Reach & staying powerBelow par
Streaming release that reached a small audience so far; still draws a steady audience long after release
- Buzz & cultural impactWeak
About 944 people sought it out in the past year
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Cast & crew
Directed by John H. Auer
- Ralph ByrdJeff Shannon
- Kay SuttonLaurel Shannon
- Frank JenksPeaches Jackson
- Marc LawrenceMelvin Sutter
- George BarbierUncle Dan Carter
- Mickey KuhnBuddy Shannon
- Oscar O'SheaMike Halloran
- Dorothy LeeMable
- Ferris TaylorClifford Farrow
- Smiley BurnetteVoice of Felix the Dummy