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DecentGoodWatch scoreSummary
After murdering his lover, cross-channel swimmer Joy Webster, Derek Bond attempts to do same to her other boyfriend, Sheldon Lawrence. John Ireland plays an Interpol detective who stems Bond's homicidal hijinks. Black Tide was produced by Monty Berman in his pre-Saint days.
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Critics vs audiences
Only audience scores so far
Audiences 56GoodWatch 57
IMDb5.6
Running time
1 h 19 min
Shorter than 9 in 10 mysteries, −23 min on the typical 102
typical 10279Half of all mysteries run 93–115 min.
Reach
Streams in 3 countries, rent or buy in 13 more
Released
1958
August 1, 1958
68 years ago
Genre
MysteryLanguage
English
Original language
and 10 more15 people
- John IrelandGriff Parker
- Derek BondPaul Seymour
- Leslie DwyerBill Harris, Kitty's Trainer
- Maureen ConnellShelley Baxter
- SLSheldon LawrenceDanny Parker, Griff's Brother
- Joy WebsterKitty Tyndall
- John HorsleyInspector Parry
- Cameron HallDoctor
- Arthur LoweGarage Owne
John SchlesingerMechanic
Graham StewartBob McEwan- JTJack TaylorNavigator
Reginald HearneSergeant Masters
Frank AtkinsonNight Porter
Anita Sharp-BolsterNurse
Directing · 3
- C.M. Pennington-Richards Director
- Norman Harrison Assistant Director
- Yvonne Richards Continuity
Writing · 3
- Brock Williams Screenplay
- Lou Dyer Original Story
- Sid Harris Original Story
Production · 3
- Monty Berman Producer
- Ronald Liles Production Supervisor
- Alfred W. Marcus Production Manager
Camera · 2
- Geoffrey Faithfull Director of Photography
- Desmond Davis Camera Operator
Editing · 1
- Douglas Myers Editor
Sound · 2
- Stanley Black Original Music Composer
- Cecil Mason Sound Recordist
Art · 1
- Maurice Pelling Art Direction
Costume & Make-Up · 2
- George Claff Makeup Artist
- Alex Garfath Hairdresser
Other crew · 1
- Sam Rockett Technical Advisor
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