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Flood Tide

  • 1934
  • 1h 3m
IMDb RATING
6.1/10
60
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Flood Tide (1934)
Drama

A love letter to the River Thames. An elderly couple swap lock-keeper duties for a riverside pub, helped by friends; and romance blossoms for a pair of youngsters.A love letter to the River Thames. An elderly couple swap lock-keeper duties for a riverside pub, helped by friends; and romance blossoms for a pair of youngsters.A love letter to the River Thames. An elderly couple swap lock-keeper duties for a riverside pub, helped by friends; and romance blossoms for a pair of youngsters.

  • Director
    • John Baxter
  • Writers
    • Anson Dyer
    • H. Fowler Mear
  • Stars
    • George Carney
    • Janice Adair
    • Minnie Rayner
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  • IMDb RATING
    6.1/10
    60
    YOUR RATING
    • Director
      • John Baxter
    • Writers
      • Anson Dyer
      • H. Fowler Mear
    • Stars
      • George Carney
      • Janice Adair
      • Minnie Rayner
    • 5User reviews
  • See production info at IMDbPro
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    George Carney
    George Carney
    • Captain Bill Buckett
    Janice Adair
    • Betty Buckett
    Minnie Rayner
    Minnie Rayner
    • Sarah Salter
    • (as Minnie Raynor)
    Wilson Coleman
    • Ben Salter
    Leslie Hatton
    • Ted Salter
    Peggy Novak
    • Mabel Pringle
    Mark Daly
    Mark Daly
    • Scotty
    Edgar Driver
    • Titch
    Wilfred Benson
    • Addock
    William Fazan
    William Fazan
    • Sir Thomas Maitland
    Bertram Dench
    • Charles Tupper
    Charles Paton
    Charles Paton
    • Tupper's Clerk
    • (uncredited)
    Leonard Sharp
    Leonard Sharp
    • Barman
    • (uncredited)
    Freddie Watts
    • Edward Sprott - Pub Landlord
    • (uncredited)
    • Director
      • John Baxter
    • Writers
      • Anson Dyer
      • H. Fowler Mear
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    6richardchatten

    A Simple Story of the "River Folk"

    Twickenham Films can't have expected to make much out of this avowedly simple tale of simple folk, rather reminiscent of a French silent film, but it probably didn't cost much either and stands up well after 87 years.

    Shot on location up and down the Thames in the early summer of 1934, it looks good and only lasts an hour; which it passes very agreeably.
    4gnok2002

    Historic curio!

    I'm inserting reviews for films I'v seen that lack one, this rarity yet to register 5 votes, was shown on talking pictures, which is reviving a good number of old British films, review follows... John Baxter tended to specialize in tales of the working class, which were not that common in 30's British cinema, this is a tale of romance between a lock keepers son and a bargee's daughter, which is OK; but the real interest in this film is a look back to a working world of the inland waterways that now 80 years on, is but a distant memory, there is a scene showing the previous Waterloo Bridge in the process of being demolished, an historic curio.
    7nigel_hawkes

    Lovely Old Film

    From a gentler age, this is "nice" and harmless; and a semi-valuable social record in that it depicts parts of waterfront London now gone or altered.

    Not quite up to the same director's heartwarming "Song of the Road" (1937), but I'm reminded of a review in one of the standard reference books of that film which mentions "a country at peace with itself and its institutions"
    6malcolmgsw

    A journey on the Thames

    In the year that this film was made John Baxter made no less than 5 films including this.Many ,such as this had what was epitomised,as the common touch.George Carney was often the leading man.Often someone was down on their luck and had to be helped out by their friends.In this film it is the lock keeper and his wife who have reached retirement age.They are found a pub to run.A preface to this film makes it clear that there is no narrative as such.So the most interesting part of the film is when a journey is taken down the River Thames passing Parliament swathed in scaffolding,Tower Bridge and the old Waterloo Bridge in the course of demolition.
    10brislack

    Terrific 1934 Film

    This is, without doubt, the nicest film I have ever seen. Every part of the simple story was lovingly presented, with great character acting. Some scenes along the River Thames were interesting, and Big Ben had a different roof to the one seen today.

    The print I saw recently on TV was very clear, with no deterioration over time. The sound track was also very good. Has it been restored?

    It Ieft me with a pleasant feeling...

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      Most studio filmed sequences were shot during the night shift at Twickenham Studios.
    • Crazy credits
      [Foreword] This is a simple story of the "River Folk" - unconventional, perhaps, for there is no "villain of the piece" while the star part is played by "Father Thames" himself - that old gentleman of many moods, dark and threatening one moment, and radiating sunshine the next. Our hero and heroine, and others of the cast have actually been the subject of his many vagaries in real life. For instance, Ted is played by an ex-Naval Rating while Ben, the lock-keeper - well, you'll find his double any day on the upper reaches of the river. The Producers take this opportunity of expressing their thanks to the Port of London Authority, and the Thames Conservancy for the courteous assistance extended to them during the making of this picture.

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    • Release date
      • June 10, 1935 (United Kingdom)
    • Country of origin
      • United Kingdom
    • Language
      • English
    • Filming locations
      • Twickenham Film Studios, St Margarets, Twickenham, Middlesex, England, UK
    • Production company
      • Julius Hagen Productions
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    • Runtime
      • 1h 3m(63 min)
    • Color
      • Black and White
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.37 : 1

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