Night Tide (1961)
1h 24m | PG-13
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.
Director: Curtis Harrington
Studio: Phoenix Films
Genre: Thriller, Mystery, Romance, Horror
Video: 720p
Cast
Dennis Hopper
as Johnny Drake
Linda Lawson
as Mora
Gavin Muir
as Capt. Samuel Murdock
Luana Anders
as Ellen Sands
Marjorie Eaton
as Madame Romanovitch
Tom Dillon
as Merry-Go-Round Operator
Reviews
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. "<i>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.</i>"