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The Tidal Wave

The Tidal Wave is a 1920 British silent drama film directed by Sinclair Hill and starring Poppy Wyndham, Sydney Seaward and Pardoe Woodman. It is based on a short story by Ethel M. Dell. A fisherman rescues an artist from the sea, and falls in love with her.

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Jul 4, 2026
Read time
≈ 1 min
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The Tidal Wave
Directed bySinclair Hill
Written bySinclair Hill
StarringPoppy Wyndham
Sydney Seaward
Annie Esmond
CinematographyJohn Mackenzie
Production
company
Distributed byStoll Pictures
Release date
  • August 1920 (1920-08)
CountryUnited Kingdom
LanguagesSilent
English intertitles

The Tidal Wave is a 1920 British silent drama film directed by Sinclair Hill and starring Poppy Wyndham, Sydney Seaward and Pardoe Woodman.1 It is based on a short story by Ethel M. Dell. A fisherman rescues an artist from the sea, and falls in love with her.

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References

References

  1. Low p.465
Bibliography

Bibliography

  • Low, Rachael. History of the British Film, 1918-1929. George Allen & Unwin, 1971.
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