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Ebb Tide

Ebb Tide

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Status

Released

Release Date

Nov 19, 1922

Runtime

1h 20m

Genres

Adventure, Drama

Original Title

Ebb Tide

Production Companies

Paramount Pictures

Director

George Melford

Description

An old skipper, Captain Davis, has as his companions two derelicts -- one, Huish, is a Cockney, and the other, Robert Herrick was once a gentleman. In Tahiti they board a schooner and a storm takes them to an uncharted island. Living there is pearl broker Richard Attwater, and his daughter Ruth. Attwater is bitter because a supposed friend stole his wife and he has sworn to wreak vengeance on any white man he happens to encounter. Davis and Huish want to get their hands on his pearls, while, Herrick falls in love with the man's daughter.