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S.O.S Tidal Wave
S.O.S Tidal Wave

S.O.S Tidal Wave

The March Of Crime! Televised on a coast-to-coast hook-up by an underworld lord whose weapons are the latest wonders of science.

Genres

Crime

OverView

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.

Others

Budget

$--

Revenue

$--

Status

Released

Original Language

English

Runtime

62 mins

Rating

5.7/10

Release Date

02 June 1939

Country

United States of America

Cast

Ralph Byrd

Ralph Byrd

Jeff Shannon

Kay Sutton

Kay Sutton

Laurel Shannon

Frank Jenks

Frank Jenks

Peaches Jackson

Marc Lawrence

Marc Lawrence

Melvin Sutter

George Barbier

George Barbier

Uncle Dan Carter

Mickey Kuhn

Mickey Kuhn

Buddy Shannon

Oscar O'Shea

Oscar O'Shea

Mike Halloran

Dorothy Lee

Dorothy Lee

Mable

Ferris Taylor

Ferris Taylor

Clifford Farrow

Smiley Burnette

Smiley Burnette

Voice of Felix the Dummy

Raymond Bailey

Raymond Bailey

Roy Nixon

Don 'Red' Barry

Don 'Red' Barry

Curly Parsons

Hooper Atchley

Hooper Atchley

Roy Barcroft

Roy Barcroft

Lynton Brent

Lynton Brent

New York Teletype Operator

Richard Cramer

Richard Cramer

Short-Order Cook

Roy Darmour

Roy Darmour

John Dilson

John Dilson

Appleby

Harrison Greene

Harrison Greene

Lloyd Ingraham

Lloyd Ingraham

Doctor

I. Stanford Jolley

I. Stanford Jolley

Rex Lease

Rex Lease

Ambulance Attendant

George Montgomery

George Montgomery

Landers Stevens

Landers Stevens

Ben Taggart

Ben Taggart

Forrest Taylor

Forrest Taylor

George Turner

George Turner

Minerva Urecal

Minerva Urecal

Elizabeth Valentine

Elizabeth Valentine

Crane Whitley

Crane Whitley

Robert J. Wilke

Robert J. Wilke

Man in TV Studio

Dave Willock

Dave Willock

Page

Thomas Carr

Thomas Carr

Chester, in New York

Mickey Daniels

Mickey Daniels

Telegram Messenger

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