Where to Watch Riptide (1934) in the US

What it's about

Park Avenue party-girl Mary (Norma Shearer) and staid English nobleman, Lord Phillip Rexford (Herbert Marshall) are married on a lark, they live happily in London. He must travel to America on business leaving her home alone. Lord Rexford's aunt invites Mary on a trip to the Riviera where she runs into an old flame, Tommie Treal (Robert Montgomery). Under the spell of the sea breezes and the Mediterranean moon (a semi-excuse for adultery to keep Queen Norma's image clean, as this was a post-Production Code film), Mary is the "innocent" victim of a romantic escapade that makes headlines as well as the scandal sheets. None of Mary's explanations can soothe Lord Phillip, his cold indifference drives Mary, who fights against it (a minor and feeble struggle at best), closer to Tommie. As the two lovers surrender to their ardor, Lord R. learns from his lawyer that Mary had been telling the truth, and he calls for her to join him in Cannes with a clean slate. O.K, but as Chief White Eagle told John Wayne in She Wore a Yellow Ribbon (1949), "too late, Nathan, toooooo late."

Cast and crew

Director

Edmund Goulding

Writer

Edmund Goulding, Zoe Akins, Edith Fitzgerald

Starring

Norma Shearer, Robert Montgomery, Herbert Marshall

Details

Release date

Mar 30, 1934

Language

English

Country

United States

Where to Watch Riptide (1934) in the US — common questions

Where to watch Riptide in the United States?

Riptide is available to rent in the United States. Rent the movie on Apple TV Store and Prime Video.

Can I stream Riptide or do I have to rent it in the United States?

Rent the movie on Apple TV Store and Prime Video.

Can I watch Riptide for free in the United States?

We have not confirmed a free option for Riptide in the United States.