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Riptide

1934 · 92 min

A lush, old-fashioned romantic melodrama that glides on charm and glamour before tightening into a knot of jealousy and regret.

Tagline
"When a Woman Loves!"
Overview
Mary is an impetuous romantic who marries British aristocrat Lord Philip Rexford on a whim. Their marriage is successful, though, and they grow closer over the years. Then, a trip to the Italian Riviera unexpectedly reunites Mary with her former beau, Tommie. After some vicious gossip makes Rexford distrust her, he begins work on a divorce. Mary must now choose between the man she has married and the man she once loved.

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How it feels

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Tone
  • romanticstrength 3 of 3
  • melancholicstrength 2 of 3
  • earneststrength 2 of 3
  • tensestrength 1 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • love
  • betrayal
  • guilt
  • identity
  • family
Places
  • big city
  • single country house
  • sea
Era
period
Audience
adult
Form
None
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence none
  • Sex mild
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action1
Horror0
Humour3
Realism7
Romance8
Tension5
Darkness4
Complexity4
Emotional weight7

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Details

Genres
drama, romance
Directed by
Edmund Goulding
Written by
Ben Hecht, Edmund Goulding
Starring
Norma Shearer, Robert Montgomery, Herbert Marshall, Mrs. Patrick Campbell, Richard 'Skeets' Gallagher, Ralph Forbes, Lilyan Tashman, Arthur L. Jarrett
Cinematography
Ray June
Runtime
92 min
Country
United States of America
Languages
English

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