High Tide (1947 film)

High Tide
Theatrical release poster
Directed by	John Reinhardt
Screenplay by	Robert Presnell Sr.
Based on	the story "Inside Job" by Raoul Whitfield
Produced by	Jack Wrather
Starring	Lee Tracy Don Castle Julie Bishop
Cinematography	Henry Sharp
Edited by	Stewart S. Frye William H. Ziegler
Music by	Rudy Schrager
Production company	Wrather Productions
Distributed by	Monogram Pictures
Release date	September 13, 1947 (1947-09-13) (United States)
Running time	72 minutes
Country	United States
Language	English

High Tide is a 1947 American film noir directed by John Reinhardt. The film features Lee Tracy, Don Castle and Julie Bishop.^[1]

Plot

The editor of a newspaper hires a former employee-turned-private-investigator to protect him during an ongoing power struggle. The private eye discovers the truth and the two men end up in a precarious situation after the editor's actions catch up with him and his plans backfire.

Cast

• Lee Tracy as Hugh Fresney
• Don Castle as Tim 'T.M.' Slade
• Julie Bishop as Julie Vaughn
• Anabel Shaw as Dana Jones
• Douglas Walton as Clinton Vaughn
• Regis Toomey as Inspector O'Haffey
• Francis Ford as Pop Garrow
• Anthony Warde as Nick Dyke
• Argentina Brunetti as Mrs. Cresser
• Wilson Wood as Cleve Collins
• George Ryland as Doctor at Shooting Scene

Film restoration

In 2013 the UCLA Film and Television Archive, funded by the Film Noir Foundation, restored the film. The restored print was screened April 13, 2013, at the American Cinematheque's "Noir City: Hollywood" festival.^[2]

References

1. High Tide at IMDb.
2. King, Susan, film article, Los Angeles Times, "Noir City: Hollywood festival is a walk on the dark side of film", April 03, 2013. Accessed: July 4, 2013.

External links

• High Tide at IMDb
• High Tide at AllMovie
• High Tide at the TCM Movie Database
• High Tide at the AFI Catalog of Feature Films