Choppy Waters.

The Raging Tide is directed by George Sherman and adapted to screenplay by Ernest K. Gann from his own novel Fiddler’s Green. It stars Shelley Winters, Richard Conte, Stephen McNally, Charles Bickford, John McIntire and Alex Nicol. Music is by Frank Skinner and cinematography by Russell Metty.

Hoodlum Bruno Felkin (Conte) hides out on the Linder family fishing boat to avoid the cops. They affect his life as much as he affects theirs…

It’s got a stellar noir cast and quality in the music and photography departments, but there’s nothing raging about this soggy piece of dra... read the rest.

This is quite an engaging story that sees gangster "Bruno Felkin" (Richard Conte) cleverly devise an alibi by seeking refuge on the small fishing boat of "Linder" (Charles Bickford) after he has carefully bumped off a San Francisco rival. The crew consists of the father and his rather recalcitrant son "Carl" (Alex Nicol), with the latter only there under duress. "Bruno" starts to bond with the old man; his ideals and principles appeal. When they eventually get back to shore, "Carl" is given a $200 a week job as his new enforcer and also tasked with being an intermediary between him and his girl... read the rest.