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Undertow (1930)

Undertow

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1h 5m

Drama, Romance

February 23rd, 1930

6.7/10

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Johnny Mack Brown stars as Paul, who wants nothing more out of life than to take charge of a lighthouse. Falling in love with Sally (Mary Nolan), Paul talks her into sharing his life as a lighthouse keeper. Evidently staring into the beacon once too often, Paul goes blind, and it's quite a chore for footloose Sally to remain faithful. Making matters worse is the arrival of a double-dyed villain (Robert Ellis) who intends to "have his way" with the long-suffering heroine.

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Cast

Mary Nolan
Sally Blake
Johnny Mack Brown
Paul Whalen
Robert Ellis
Jim Paine
Churchill Ross
Lindy
Audrey Ferris
Kitty
Ann Brody
Child's Mother on Beach
Jack 'Tiny' Lipson
Beach Vendor
Full cast & crew

Directors

Harry A. Pollard
(as Harry Pollard)
Full cast & crew

Writers

Wilbur Daniel Steele
(story "Ropes")
Winifred Reeve
(screenplay) and
Edward T. Lowe Jr.
adaptation
(as Edward T. Lowe)
Full cast & crew

Taglines

Pent Up Passions Smoldering Solitude In The Drab Life of a Lighthouse (Print ad- San Jose Evening News, ((San Jose, Calif.)) 9 August 1930)
A terrific drama of pent-up human emotion- the husband blind- and another man stealing his wife- Action every minute. (Print Ad-Carbon County News, ((Red Lodge, Mont.)) 17 April 1930)

Keywords

melodrama
coast guard
lighthouse
All Keywords

Country of Origin

United States of America

Languages

English

Release Dates

May 23rd, 1930 (Argentina)
May 24th, 1930 (Australia)
August 25th, 1930 (Sweden)
All Release Dates

Alternative Titles

Undertow (original title)
Un marido ciego (Argentina)
Longe do Mundo (Brazil)
All Alternative Titles

Locations

Universal Studios - 100 Universal City Plaza, Universal City, California, USA (studio)

Running Times

65 min

Sound Mixes

Mono
Silent

Aspect Ratios

1.20 : 1
1.20 : 1 (sound on film version)

Production Companies

Universal Pictures (Afghanistan)

Distribution Companies

Universal Film (Algeria)
Universal Films Argentina (Argentina)
Universal Pictures Proprietary (Australia)
All Distribution Companies

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