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Ebb Tide (1922) | Slate

Ebb Tide

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Ebb Tide

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Rated 8.0 on TMDB

Ebb Tide

SEE Thrilling Battle with an octopus in the ocean in which Lila Lee and James Kirkwood take part.

An old skipper, Captain Davis, has as his companions two derelicts -- one, Huish, is a Cockney, and the other, Robert Herrick was once a gentleman. In Tahiti they board a schooner and a storm takes them to an uncharted island. Living there is pearl broker Richard Attwater, and his daughter Ruth. Attwater is bitter because a supposed friend stole his wife and he has sworn to wreak vengeance on any white man he happens to encounter. Davis and Huish want to get their hands on his pearls, while, Herrick falls in love with the man's daughter.

Released: 1922
Runtime: 1h 20m
Genres: Adventure, Drama
Country: United States of America

Direction and writing

Robert Louis StevensonNovel

George MelfordDirector

Cast

Lila LeeRuth Attwater
James KirkwoodRobert Herrick
Raymond HattonJ.L. Huish

Adaptation

Lloyd OsbourneNovel

Where to watch

Unavailable

George FawcettCapt. Davis

Noah BeeryRichard Attwater

Jacqueline LoganTehura

George O'BrienIslander (uncredited)

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