A San Francisco hood is rubbed out by rival Bruno Felkin, who himself reports the crime to Homicide Lt. Kelsey in an alibi scheme which fails. To escape, he stows away on a fishing boat. At sea, skipper Hamil Linder receives Bruno kindly, teaching him fishing; Bruno enlists Hamil's wayward son Carl to tend his slot machines. Then Carl takes an interest in Bruno's girl Connie. Climax in a storm at sea.

Shelley Winters
as Connie Thatcher

Richard Conte
as Bruno Felkin

Stephen McNally
as Lt. Kelsey

Charles Bickford
as Hamil Linder

Alex Nicol
as Carl Linder

John McIntire
as Corky Mullins

Tito Vuolo
as Barney Schriona

Chubby Johnson
as 'General' Ball

Minerva Urecal
as Johnnie Mae Swanson

Irvin Berwick
as Gas Man (uncredited)
John Chard
Choppy Waters. The Raging Tide is directed by George Sherman and adapted to screenplay by Ernest K. Gann from his own novel Fiddler’s Green. It stars Shelley Winters, Richard Conte, Stephen McNally, Charles Bickford, John McIntire and Alex Nicol. Music is by Frank Skinner and cinematography by Ru...
CinemaSerf
This is quite an engaging story that sees gangster "Bruno Felkin" (Richard Conte) cleverly devise an alibi by seeking refuge on the small fishing boat of "Linder" (Charles Bickford) after he has carefully bumped off a San Francisco rival. The crew consists of the father and his rather recalcitrant s...