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Stormy Crossing (Original title)Black Tide (Alternative title)
Date: 1957 (Copyright)

Country: United Kingdom

Directed by: C.M. Pennington-Richards

Synopsis: Murder mystery melodrama telling of dirty work during cross-Channel swim.

Genres:
Melodrama, Thriller
Credits (19)
Production Company: Tempean Films, Produced by: Monty Berman, Production Manager: Alfred W. Marcus, Production Supervisor: Ronald C. Liles, Assistant Director: Norman Harrison, Continuity: Yvonne Richards, Screenplay by: Brock Williams, From the original story 'Black Tide' by: Sid Harris, Lou Dyer, Director of Photography: Geoffrey Faithfull, Camera Operator: Desmond Davis, Editor: Doug Myers, Art Director: Maurice Pelling, Make-up: George Claff, Hairdresser: Alec Garfath, Music Composed and Directed by: Stanley Black, Sound Recording: Cecil Mason, Technical Adviser: Sam Rockett
Cast (17)
John Ireland (Griff Parker), Derek Bond (Paul Seymour), Leslie Dwyer (Bill Harris), Maureen Connell (Shelley Baxter), Sheldon Lawrence (Danny Parker), John Horsley (Inspector Parry), Joy Webster (Kitty Tyndall), Cameron Hall (doctor), Arthur Lowe (garage owner), John Schlesinger (Ted, a mechanic), Anita Sharp Bolster (first nurse), Patricia Ellis (second nurse), Jack Taylor (navigator), Reggie Hearne (Police Sergeant Masters), Graham Stewart (McEwan), Frank Atkinson (Joe, night porter), Sam Rockett (himself)