The Raging Tide
Not even the fury of the lashing sea ... could match the raging passions that bound them !
Directed by George Sherman
Produced by Universal International Pictures
A classic film noir thriller where a fugitive crime boss finds unexpected refuge on a fishing boat, only to have his criminal past and romantic entanglements ignite conflict at sea.
A San Francisco hood is rubbed out by rival Bruno Felkin, who himself reports the crime to Homicide Lt. Kelsey in an alibi scheme which fails. To escape, he stows away on a fishing boat. At sea, skipper Hamil Linder receives Bruno kindly, teaching him fishing; Bruno enlists Hamil's wayward son Carl to tend his slot machines. Then Carl takes an interest in Bruno's girl Connie. Climax in a storm at sea.
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