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S.O.S. Tidal Wave (1939)

S.O.S. Tidal Wave poster
Original title
S.O.S Tidal Wave
Directed by
John H. Auer
Genre
crime film
Country
United States
Runtime
1h 02m
Rated
NR
Rating
6.8 of 10 from 4 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A newspaper reporter investigates a series of strange events that lead him to a criminal operation hiding in plain sight. He must expose the truth before disaster strikes.

fast-paceddramaticsuspensefulnoirishurgentdated

What happens

S.O.S. Tidal Wave is a 1939 American crime film directed by John H. Auer and written by Gordon Kahn and Maxwell Shane. The film stars Ralph Byrd, George Barbier, Kay Sutton, Frank Jenks, Marc Lawrence and Dorothy Lee. It was released on June 2, 1939 by Republic Pictures. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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