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High Tide (1947 film)

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1947 American film noir by John Reinhardt
High Tide
Theatrical release poster
Directed byJohn Reinhardt
Screenplay byRobert Presnell Sr.
Based onthe story "Inside Job"
by Raoul Whitfield
Produced byJack Wrather
StarringLee Tracy
Don Castle
Julie Bishop
CinematographyHenry Sharp
Edited byStewart S. Frye
William H. Ziegler
Music byRudy Schrager
Production
company
Wrather Productions
Distributed byMonogram Pictures
Release date
  • September 13, 1947 (1947-09-13) (United States)
Running time72 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish

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

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

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.

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.

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