Swamp Woman
{{short description|1941 film by Elmer Clifton}}
{{Infobox film
| name = Swamp Woman
| image = Swamp Woman FilmPoster.jpeg
| caption =
| director = Elmer Clifton
| producer = {{ubl|Max Alexander|George R. Batcheller |George M. Merrick|Alfred Stern}}
| writer = {{ubl|George Arthur Durlam|Fred McConnell}}
| narrator =
| starring = Ann Corio
Jack La Rue
Ian MacDonald
| music =
| cinematography = Edward Linden
| editing = Charles Henkel Jr.
| studio = Merrick-Alexander Productions
| distributor = Producers Releasing Corporation
| released = {{Film date|1941|12|5}}
| runtime = 68 minutes
| country = United States
| language = English
| budget =
| gross =
}}
Swamp Woman is a 1941 American drama film directed by Elmer Clifton and starring Ann Corio, Jack La Rue and Ian MacDonald.Campbell p.160 It was made as an independent production and distributed by Producers Releasing Corporation.Okuda p.49
Synopsis
The movie depicts the journey of three individuals rushing through the vast swamplands.{{Cite web |title=Swamp Woman (1941) |url=https://www.radiotimes.com/movie-guide/b-i0yys0/swamp-woman/ |access-date=2023-03-08 |website=Radio Times |language=en}} These include honky-tonk dancer Annabelle Tollington, the opportunistic promoter "Flash" Bland, who is after Annabelle, and Jeff Carter, a fugitive trying to evade the police lieutenant's tracking dogs. After escaping the law, Jeff reaches the cabin of Lizbet Tollington, Annabelle's niece, and the fiancée of trapper Pete Oliver, who is Annabelle's former lover. To avoid detection, Lizbet conceals Jeff from the law. Meanwhile, Annabelle informs Pete that Lizbet is sheltering a man in her cabin to break their engagement, which infuriates Pete. However, after realizing Lizbet's love for Jeff, Pete agrees to aid the fugitive. When Rance finally arrives, he identifies Annabelle as the legendary "Swamp Woman".
Cast
- Ann Corio as Annabelle Tollington
- Jack La Rue as Pierre Pertinax Pontineau Briand Broussicourt d'Olivier, aka Pete Oliver
- Mary Hull as Lizbet Tollington
- Ian MacDonald as Det. Lt. Rance
- Jay Novello as 'Flash' Brand
- Richard Deane as Jeff Carter
- Lois Austin as Mary Tollington
- Earl Gunn as Jed Tollington
- Guy Wilkerson as Abner Enderberry
- Jimmy Aubrey as Tod Appleby
- Carlin Sturtevant as Granny Grundy
- Ernie Adams as Spratt
- Frank Hagney as Guard
References
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Bibliography
- Campbell, Edward D.C. The Celluloid South: Hollywood and the Southern Myth. University of Tennessee Press, 2003.
- Fetrow, Alan G. Feature Films, 1940-1949: a United States Filmography. McFarland, 1994.
- Okuda, Ted. Grand National, Producers Releasing Corporation, and Screen Guild/Lippert: Complete Filmographies with Studio Histories. cFarland & Company, 1989.
External links
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- {{Internet Archive film|id=Swamp_Woman_1941|name=Swamp Woman}}
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Category:1940s English-language films
Category:Films directed by Elmer Clifton
Category:American black-and-white films
Category:Producers Releasing Corporation films
Category:English-language drama films
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