Turn of the Tide 
Directed by Norman Walker
1935/UK
British National Films
First viewing
Turn of the Tide is a sort of a Romeo and Juliet story told in a fishing village on the coast of Yorkshire. It was based on a real feud. The Fosdycks have fished the area for 400 years when the Lunns arrive. The Lunns have modern ideas (like buying an engine for their boat) and the Fosdycks, particularly the patriarch of the clan, mightily resent their presence. John Lunn (Niall MacGinness in his film debut) and Ruth Fosdyck (Geraldine Fitzgerald) are in love and both families object.
This film has a semi-documentary feel and is enjoyable for the good acting and glimpse at a vanished way of life. It took brave men to go out in those rough seas in small boats! This was the first feature film produced and distributed by J. Arthur Rank.
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