---
title: 'Moontide (1942)'
type: 'film'
director: 'Fritz Lang'
released: '1942-04-29'
runtime_minutes: 96
genres:
  - 'Drama'
  - 'Crime'
  - 'Romance'
countries:
  - 'United States'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/moontide-1942'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0035082/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# Moontide (1942)

1942 · 96 min · Drama, Crime, Romance · United States


## Synopsis

Moontide is a 1942 American romantic drama film with elements of a thriller. It was produced by Mark Hellinger and directed by Archie Mayo, who took over direction after the initial director Fritz Lang left the project early in the shooting schedule. The screenplay was written by John O'Hara and Nunnally Johnson (uncredited), based on the 1940 novel Moon Tide by Willard Robertson. The film features French star Jean Gabin, Ida Lupino, Thomas Mitchell and Claude Rains.

## Credits

- **Director:** [Fritz Lang](https://cinepixo.com/people/fritz-lang), [Archie Mayo](https://cinepixo.com/people/archie-mayo)
- **Screenplay:** [John O'Hara](https://cinepixo.com/people/john-o-hara)
- **Original Music Composer:** [Cyril J. Mockridge](https://cinepixo.com/people/cyril-j-mockridge)
- **Producer:** [Mark Hellinger](https://cinepixo.com/people/mark-hellinger)
- **Director of Photography:** [Charles G. Clarke](https://cinepixo.com/people/charles-g-clarke)
- **Editor:** [William H. Reynolds](https://cinepixo.com/people/william-h-reynolds)

## Cast

- [Ida Lupino](https://cinepixo.com/people/ida-lupino)
- [Gertrude Astor](https://cinepixo.com/people/gertrude-astor)
- [Victor Sen Yung](https://cinepixo.com/people/victor-sen-yung)
- [Thomas Mitchell](https://cinepixo.com/people/thomas-mitchell)
- [Ralph Byrd](https://cinepixo.com/people/ralph-byrd)
- [Claude Rains](https://cinepixo.com/people/claude-rains)
- [Jean Gabin](https://cinepixo.com/people/jean-gabin)
- [John Kelly](https://cinepixo.com/people/john-kelly)
- [William Forrest](https://cinepixo.com/people/william-forrest)
- [Arthur Hohl](https://cinepixo.com/people/arthur-hohl)
- [Tully Marshall](https://cinepixo.com/people/tully-marshall)
- [Vera Lewis](https://cinepixo.com/people/vera-lewis)
- [Jerome Cowan](https://cinepixo.com/people/jerome-cowan)
- [Helene Whitney](https://cinepixo.com/people/helene-whitney)
- [Arthur Aylesworth](https://cinepixo.com/people/arthur-aylesworth)

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Source: https://cinepixo.com/movies/moontide-1942
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