The Flood

The Flood

Inflamed by love...and hate A thrilling story...dynamic action...stupendous spectacle!

1931 · 65 min · ★ 10.0 · Drama, Romance, Thriller

The story centers on a sordid love triangle involving a woman and two men. Their personal tensions and romantic complications reach a breaking point just as the local infrastructure fails. The climax of the film occurs when a massive dam bursts, unleashing a catastrophic flood. This disaster serves as the ultimate resolution for the characters' interpersonal struggles, forcing a conclusion to their conflicting relationships through the life-and-death stakes of the inundation.

Directed by James Tinling · Written by John T. Neville

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Cast

Eleanor Boardman Joan Marshall
Monte Blue David Bruce
Frank Sheridan David Bruce Sr.
David Newell Randolph Bannister
William V. Mong Colonel Marshall
Eddie Tamblyn Willy
Arthur Hoyt Uncle George
Ethel Wales Aunt Constance
Violet Barlowe Emily
Bud Rae Jeff
Ethan Allen Oil Skins

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