''Ebb Tide'' is a 1937 American

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directed by James P. Hogan and starring Oscar Homolka,

Frances Farmer Frances Elena Farmer (September 19, 1913August 1, 1970) was an American actress. She appeared in over a dozen feature films over the course of her career, though she garnered notoriety for sensationalized accounts of her life, especially her inv ...

and

Ray Milland Ray Milland (born Alfred Reginald Jones; 3 January 1907 – 10 March 1986) was a Welsh-American actor and film director. He is often remembered for his portrayal of an alcoholic writer in Billy Wilder's ''The Lost Weekend'' (1945), which wo ...

. Much of the film is set in the

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and is based on the 1894 novel '' The Ebb-Tide'' by

Robert Louis Stevenson Robert Louis Stevenson (born Robert Lewis Balfour Stevenson; 13 November 1850 – 3 December 1894) was a Scottish novelist, essayist, poet and travel writer. He is best known for works such as ''Treasure Island'', ''Strange Case of Dr Jekyll ...

and his stepson

Lloyd Osbourne Samuel Lloyd Osbourne (April 7, 1868 – May 22, 1947) was an American writer and the stepson of the Scottish writer Robert Louis Stevenson, with whom he wrote three books, including '' The Wrecker''. He also provided input and ideas on other ...

. The novel was previously filmed as 1922 Paramount silent film ''

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'', and it was filmed again in 1947 as '' Adventure Island'', produced by William H. Pine and William C. Thomas.

Plot

In 1890, three Westerners stranded on a tropical island in the South Pacific get an offer to captain a cargo boat.

Cast

* Oscar Homolka as Capt. Thorbecke *

as Faith Wishart *

as Robert Herrick *

Lloyd Nolan Lloyd Benedict Nolan (August 11, 1902 – September 27, 1985) was an American stage, film and television actor who rose from a supporting player and B-movie lead early in his career to featured player status after creating the role of Captain Qu ...

as Attwater *

Barry Fitzgerald William Joseph Shields (10 March 1888 – 4 January 1961), known professionally as Barry Fitzgerald, was an Irish stage, film and television actor. In a career spanning almost forty years, he appeared in such notable films as ''Bringing Up Bab ...

as Huish *

Charles Judels Charles Judels (August 17, 1882 – February 14, 1969) was a Dutch-born American actor. Early years Judels was born on August 17, 1882, in Amsterdam as a third generation in a family of actors. His grandfather owned several theatres throughout ...

as Port doctor * Charles Stevens as Uncle Ned * David Torrence as Tapena Tom *

Lina Basquette Lina Basquette (born Lena Copeland Baskette; April 19, 1907 – September 30, 1994) was an American actress. She is noted for her 75-year career in entertainment, which began during the silent film era. Talented as a dancer, she was paid as a gi ...

as Attwater's servant

Production

Paramount had previously filmed the story in 1922. In March 1937 they announced they would film the story again under the title of ''With the Tide'' starring Frances Farmer, and produced by Lucien Hubbard. Lloyd Osborne was writing the script and Hubbard wanted

Henry Hathaway Henry Hathaway (March 13, 1898 – February 11, 1985) was an American film director and producer. He is best known as a director of Western (genre), Westerns, especially starring Randolph Scott and John Wayne. He directed Gary Cooper in seven f ...

to direct. Paramount were going to make the film as one of its two color movies for the season. By April Paramount had decided to revert to the story's original title and

had joined the cast with Hathaway to direct. Then Oscar Homolka, at the time best known for playing a role in '' Rhodes of Africa'', signed a four-year contract with Paramount and was given a lead role in ''Ebb Tide''. Barry Fitzgerald and Lloyd Nolan rounded out the main cast. Henry Hathaway was delayed on shooting '' Souls at Sea'' so he was replaced as director by James Hogan. Filming started June 1937. Island scenes were shot at a specially-constructed village on Catalina Island. Over one hundred Polynesians were used. The film was shot in color at a time when that was rare. Paramount took up Farmer's option after she made the film.

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southseascinema.org
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Plot

Cast

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