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| Directed by | C. M. Pennington-Richards |
| Screenplay by | Brock Williams |
| Based on | original story Black Tide by Sid Harris & Lou Dyer |
| Produced by | Monty Berman |
| Starring | John Ireland Derek Bond Leslie Dwyer |
| Cinematography | Geoffrey Faithfull |
| Edited by | Doug Myers |
| Music by | Stanley Black |
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| Distributed by | Eros Films (UK) |
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Running time | 79 mins |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Language | English |
Stormy Crossing (U.S. title: Black Tide [1]) is a 1958 British crime, drama, thriller, mystery film directed by C. M. Pennington-Richards and starring John Ireland, Derek Bond, Leslie Dwyer, and Maureen Connell.[2]
Two swimmers attempt to swim across the English Channel but, under cover of fog, one of them is deliberately drowned by her lover after she demands he leave his rich wife for her or she will tell his wife about their affair. Officially, her death is ruled an accident, but her fellow swimmer is convinced that it was not. His swimming coach is initially doubtful, but when he realizes he has been deliberately lied to, he investigates and brings the villain to justice.
It was made at Southall Studios in West London.
The Monthly Film Bulletin wrote: "The Channel racing background, intended to give some freshness to a tired story, eventually deprives this melodrama of much of its plausibility. Seymour's motives are never made convincing, and coincidence is stretched to the limit in the clues which lead to his being unmasked. Among the actors John Ireland and Maureen Connell stand up best to the improbabilities of the story."[3]
InBritish Sound Films: The Studio Years 1928–1959 David Quinlan rated the film as "mediocre", writing: "Unsubtle treatment kills thriller."[4]
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Films directed by C. M. Pennington-Richards
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