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Swamp Water

  • 19411941
  • ApprovedApproved
  • 1h 28m
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7.0/10
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Anne Baxter, Walter Brennan, and Walter Huston in Swamp Water (1941)
CrimeDramaMystery
Attempting to find his lost dog in a vast Georgia swamp, Ben Ragan stumbles upon wanted murderer Tom Keefer who convinces Ben he was framed for the murder by the real killer.Attempting to find his lost dog in a vast Georgia swamp, Ben Ragan stumbles upon wanted murderer Tom Keefer who convinces Ben he was framed for the murder by the real killer.Attempting to find his lost dog in a vast Georgia swamp, Ben Ragan stumbles upon wanted murderer Tom Keefer who convinces Ben he was framed for the murder by the real killer.
IMDb RATING
7.0/10
1.9K
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    • Jean Renoir
    • Irving Pichel(uncredited)
    • Vereen Bell(novel)
    • Dudley Nichols
  • Stars
    • Walter Brennan
    • Walter Huston
    • Anne Baxter
    • Jean Renoir
    • Irving Pichel(uncredited)
    • Vereen Bell(novel)
    • Dudley Nichols
  • Stars
    • Walter Brennan
    • Walter Huston
    • Anne Baxter
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    • 37User reviews
    • 31Critic reviews
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    Dana Andrews and Anne Baxter in Swamp Water (1941)
    Dana Andrews and Anne Baxter in Swamp Water (1941)
    Dana Andrews and Anne Baxter in Swamp Water (1941)
    Dana Andrews in Swamp Water (1941)
    Dana Andrews and Anne Baxter in Swamp Water (1941)
    Dana Andrews and Guinn 'Big Boy' Williams in Swamp Water (1941)
    John Carradine in Swamp Water (1941)
    Swamp Water (1941)
    Swamp Water (1941)

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    Walter Brennan
    Walter Brennan
    • Tom Keefer
    Walter Huston
    Walter Huston
    • Thursday Ragan
    Anne Baxter
    Anne Baxter
    • Julie
    Dana Andrews
    Dana Andrews
    • Ben
    Virginia Gilmore
    Virginia Gilmore
    • Mabel MacKenzie
    John Carradine
    John Carradine
    • Jesse Wick
    Mary Howard
    Mary Howard
    • Hannah
    Eugene Pallette
    Eugene Pallette
    • Sheriff Jeb McKane
    Ward Bond
    Ward Bond
    • Tim Dorson
    Guinn 'Big Boy' Williams
    Guinn 'Big Boy' Williams
    • Bud Dorson
    • (as Guinn Williams)
    Russell Simpson
    Russell Simpson
    • Marty McCord
    Joe Sawyer
    Joe Sawyer
    • Hardy Ragan
    • (as Joseph Sawyer)
    Paul E. Burns
    Paul E. Burns
    • Tulle McKenzie
    • (as Paul Burns)
    Dave Morris
    • Barber
    Frank Austin
    Frank Austin
    • Fred Ulm
    Matt Willis
    Matt Willis
    • Miles Tonkin
    Nora Bush
    • Townswoman
    • (uncredited)
    Edward Clark
    Edward Clark
    • Townsman
    • (uncredited)
      • Jean Renoir
      • Irving Pichel(uncredited)
      • Vereen Bell(novel)
      • Dudley Nichols
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    • Trivia
      Linda Darnell was originally cast in the female lead, and never hid her disappointment when finding out that she had been replaced by Anne Baxter.
    • Goofs
      The first shot has the camera backing up behind a skull marker in the swamp to reveal a few hunting canoes beyond it, and in front of the shot you can see the ripples made from the boat holding the camera: And this is not a perspective of someone else as it takes place behind the skull marker, where no one's allowed to pass.
    • Quotes

      Tom Keefer: If you can learn to live with cotton-mouths and 'gators and panthers, on places where there ain't a solid bit of ground to stand on, why I reckon you're welcome to your life.

    • Connections
      Referenced in M*A*S*H: The Moon Is Not Blue (1982)

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    7/10
    Entertaining and Dramatic Adventure
    While participating in a posse to hunt down the fugitive Tom Keefer (Walter Brennan), who is accused of murdering a local inhabitant, the young Ben Ragan (Dana Andrews) loses his dog Trouble in the Okefenokee Swamp in Georgia. He returns to the swamp to seek his dog out but he is captured by Tom. Soon he learns that Tom Keeler is innocent and has a daughter, Julie (Anne Baxter), who is raised by the local merchant Marty McCord (Russell Simpson). Ben has an argument with his father Thursday Ragan (Walter Huston) and he moves to a shanty that belongs to Marty. Then he associate to Tom Keeler to hunt animals in the swamp and he shares the profit of selling furs with Julie. Soon they fall in love with each other. One day, Ben witnesses Bud Dorson (Guinn Williams) and his brother Tim Dorson (Ward Bond) stealing Marty's pigs. There is a meeting in the village with Sheriff Jeb McKane (Eugene Palette) to find the thief and Ben's ex-girlfriend Mabel MacKenzie (Virginia Gilmore) is jealous of Ben and accuses Tom Keefer. The sheriff organizes a search party to hunt Tom down, but Ben presses Jesse Wick (John Carradine), who is harassing his stepmother Hannah (Mary Howard), and he finds who the real killers are. He wants Tom to return to the village, but Tom suspects that Ben might intend to betray him.

    "Swamp Water" is an entertaining and dramatic adventure. The locations and the camera work in the swamp are impressive. The choreography of the fight and the quick sand in the swamp "swallowing" the criminal are very realistic. The direction of Jean Renoir and the cinematography are amazing. My vote is seven.

    Title (Brazil): "O Segredo do Pântano" ("The Secret of the Swamp")
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      • April 30, 1942 (Uruguay)
      • United States
      • English
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    • Filming locations
      • Okefenokee Swamp Park - U.S. 1 South, Waycross, Georgia, USA
    • Production company
      • Twentieth Century Fox
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    • 1 hour 28 minutes

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