Watch S.O.S Tidal Wave (1939) Official Trailer
The March Of Crime! Televised on a coast-to-coast hook-up by an underworld lord whose weapons are the latest wonders of science.
6.8 / 10 IMDb June 2, 1939 1h 2m
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.
Director
Runtime
1h 2m
Release Date
June 2, 1939
Genre
Crime
Status
Released
Languages
English
Country
United States of America
Cast
Ralph Byrd
as Jeff Shannon
Kay Sutton
as Laurel Shannon
Frank Jenks
as Peaches Jackson
Marc Lawrence
as Melvin Sutter
George Barbier
as Uncle Dan Carter
Mickey Kuhn
as Buddy Shannon
Oscar O'Shea
as Mike Halloran
Dorothy Lee
as Mable
Ferris Taylor
as Clifford Farrow
Smiley Burnette
as Voice of Felix the Dummy
Raymond Bailey
as Roy Nixon
Don 'Red' Barry
as Curly Parsons
Hooper Atchley
Roy Barcroft
Lynton Brent
as New York Teletype Operator
Richard Cramer
as Short-Order Cook
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Roy Darmour
John Dilson
as Appleby
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Harrison Greene
Lloyd Ingraham
as Doctor
Production Companies
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