Deluge (1933)
Genre: Drama / Scifi
Duration: 70 minuten
Country:
United States
Directed by: Felix E. Feist
Stars: Sidney Blackmer, Peggy Shannon and Lois Wilson
IMDb score:
6,4 (873)
Releasedate: 17 August 1933
This movie is not available on US streaming services.
Deluge plot
The North American coast is ravaged by a number of tidal waves. When the tidal waves reach New York and engulf the city, Martin becomes separated from his wife and children. Seemingly the only survivors, Martin meets Claire and they comfort each other during this difficult time. Later, more people appear to have survived the disaster and they try to rebuild a city together. During this process, Martin's wife turns out to be still alive. Claire, however, thinks she can no longer live without Martin, now that they have been through so much together.
Actors and actresses
Helen Webster
Martin Webster
Claire Arlington
Tom
Jepson
Professor
Chief Forecaster
Townsman
Marianne Webster
Ronny Webster
Reviews & comments
klara
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- 814 messages
- 20367 votes
The inevitable special effects such as when skyscrapers are hit by tidal waves
swallowed up, may be a joke but it is a film from 1933, and one has
clearly tried their best to make something of it. The mention of science fiction seems to me
doubtful, because it is mainly a disaster and ultimately a drama film. With a good story that
is kept attractively going by various developments and good acting.
I actually found Claire significantly less sympathetic at the end, but it was a turnaround
who also had to deal with despair and disappointment, which is also evident from the final scene, actually
the same way she fled from the brute who wanted to appropriate her, and
also a nice detail. A very nice and charming film indeed.
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Roger Thornhill
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- 6074 messages
- 2478 votes
Where a modern disaster film starts in the lowest gear (the disaster announces itself, the hero sees the signs, nobody believes him, the first accidents are not yet linked to each other... – for convenience I'll quote myself from Moonfall, then watching that stupid film would have been good for something) this primeval film immediately starts in medias res, which may have been a bit of a breath-taking experience for the 1933 audience. As was indeed to be expected, the modeling is mediocre, but the smaller-scale moments (the collapsing interior of the house) are still reasonably effective, and the wilderness in which Martin wakes up is even distinctly depressing. The rest of the film is also pleasantly unsentimental (witness the way the gang treats their female prisoner), so the tension is maintained during the second half of the film, although Sidney Blackmer is not such a strong hero. Moreover, it is a pity that the plot ends so conventionally and full of community spirit and that the "eternal triangle" remains so important, although the very last scene is still compelling. All in all, this is still a pretty strong film that belies its age quite well.
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