Floodtide is a 1949 British romantic drama film directed by Frederick Wilson and starring Gordon Jackson, Rona Anderson, John Laurie and Jimmy Logan.[1][2]
| Floodtide | |
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| Directed by | Frederick Wilson |
| Written by |
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| Produced by | Donald B. Wilson |
| Starring | |
| Cinematography | George Stretton |
| Edited by | Peter Bezencenet |
| Music by | Robert Irving |
Production company | Aquila Film |
| Distributed by | General Film Distributors (UK) |
Release dates |
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Running time | 90 minutes |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Language | English |
The film was one of the four of David Rawnsley's films that used his "independent frame" technique, a form of back projection.[3]
Plot
editA young Scotsman becomes a ship designer instead of following the family tradition and entering farming. He works his way up the firm, marries the boss's daughter, and revolutionises shipbuilding.
Cast
edit- Gordon Jackson as David Shields
- Rona Anderson as Mary Anstruther
- John Laurie as Joe Drummond
- Jack Lambert as Anstruther
- Jimmy Logan as Tim Brogan
- Janet Brown as Rosie
- Elizabeth Sellars as Judy
- Gordon McLeod as Pursey
- Ian McLean as Sir John
- Archie Duncan as Charlie Campbell
- James Woodburn as John Shields
- Molly Weir as Mrs. McTavish
- Ian Wallace as 1st director
- Alexander Archdale as 2nd director
- Grace Gavin as Mrs. McCrae
Critical reception
editThe Monthly Film Bulletin wrote: "The Clydebank shipyards make an effective setting for a story which, though conventional and often absurd, at least is unpretentiously told. Thanks to capable direction and camerawork the Glasgow background is convincing, though the same can hardly be said of such details as the design for the model ship. Gordon Jackson gives a sincere performance as David Shields, with Rona Anderson as Mary. Jimmy Logan and Elizabeth Sellars in supporting parts provide the two most successful characterisations."[4]
The Radio Times wrote, "the grim grandeur of the Clyde shipyards provides the setting for this lacklustre melodrama which trades on the British docudramatic tradition while dealing in potboiling clichés".[5]
The Oxford Times wrote, "this is a classic town-and-country saga that is spiritedly played by an exceptional Scottish ensemble."[6]
References
edit- ^ "Floodtide". British Film Institute Collections Search. Retrieved 6 July 2024.
- ^ "Floodtide". BFI. Archived from the original on 13 July 2012.
- ^ "The Brothers / Floodtide". Film @ The Digital Fix. Archived from the original on 18 April 2015. Retrieved 8 April 2015.
- ^ "Floodtide". The Monthly Film Bulletin. 16 (181): 60. 1 January 1949 – via ProQuest.
- ^ David Parkinson. "Floodtide". RadioTimes.
- ^ "Floodtide". Park Circus. Archived from the original on 13 April 2015. Retrieved 8 April 2015.
External links
edit- Floodtide at IMDb
- Review of film at Variety
- Review of film at Eye for Film
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