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Night Tide

"Temptress from the sea… loving… killing!"

A young sailor falls in love with a mysterious woman performing as a mermaid on the local pier. As they become entwined, he comes to suspect the woman might be a real mermaid who lures men to a watery death during the full moon. Preserved by the Academy Film Archive in partnership with The Film Foundation in 2007.

Top Cast

  • Dennis Hopper

    Dennis Hopper

    Johnny Drake

  • Linda Lawson

    Linda Lawson

    Mora

  • Gavin Muir

    Gavin Muir

    Capt. Samuel Murdock

  • Luana Anders

    Luana Anders

    Ellen Sands

  • Marjorie Eaton

    Marjorie Eaton

    Madame Romanovitch

  • Tom Dillon

    Tom Dillon

    Merry-Go-Round Operator

  • H.E. West

    H.E. West

    Lt. Henderson

  • Marjorie Cameron

    Marjorie Cameron

    Water Witch

  • Chaino

    Chaino

    Head Bongo Player

Overview

A young sailor falls in love with a mysterious woman performing as a mermaid on the local pier. As they become entwined, he comes to suspect the woman might be a real mermaid who lures men to a watery death during the full moon. Preserved by the Academy Film Archive in partnership with The Film Foundation in 2007.

Rating

6.4 / 10
103 Reviews
1 Popular

1 Reviews

  • jackpeep
    jackpeep
    10 Oct 1, 2019

    A stunning, atmospheric, darkly beautiful film (noir). It's a Val Lewton-esque romance tinged with horror, set in a wonderfully spooky seaside town. It's a film about feeling alone, and then falling into anything, no matter how dangerous, that makes you feel like you're wanted. Curtis Harrington deserves to be a household name. "Because I feel the seawater in my veins. Because I listen to the roar of the sea and it speaks to me like a mother's voice. The tide pulls at my heart, and the face of the moon fills my soul with a strange longing."

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