Swamp Fire
| Swamp Fire | |
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| Directed by | William H. Pine |
| Written by | Daniel Mainwaring as "Geoffrey Homes" |
| Produced by | William H. Pine William C. Thomas |
| Starring | Johnny Weismuller Buster Crabbe |
| Cinematography | Fred Jackman, Jr. |
| Edited by | Henry Adams |
| Music by | Rudy Schrager |
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| Distributed by | Paramount Pictures |
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Running time | 69 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
Swamp Fire is a 1946 American adventure film directed by William H. Pine.[1]
Plot summary
After World War Two, Johnny Duval returns home to the bayous of Louisiana after serving in the Coast Guard.
Cast
- Johnny Weissmuller as Johnny Duval
- Virginia Grey as Janet Hilton
- Buster Crabbe as Mike Kalavich
- Carol Thurston as Toni Rousseau
- Pedro de Cordoba as Tim Rousseau
- Marcelle Corday as Grandmere Rousseau
- William Edmunds as Emile Ledoux
- Edwin Maxwell as Capt. Pierre Moise
- Pierre Watkin as P.T. Hilton
- Charles Gordon as Capt. Hal Peyton
- Frank Fenton as Capt. Pete Dailey
- David Janssen as Emile's Eldest Son (uncredited)
Production
The film was meant to be the first of a three-picture deal between Weismuller and Pine-Thomas Productions which was signed in February 1944.[2] He was going to make Combat Correspondent about a war correspondent in the South Pacific, and a musical Western.[3] However Weismuller only made one film for the company.
Filming was to have started in 10 April 1945[4] but was delayed until October.
Weismuller was paid $75,000 for the role.[5]
References
- ^ Swamp Fire Monthly Film Bulletin; London Vol. 13, Iss. 145, (Jan 1, 1946): 140.
- ^ "'Swamp' Weismuller". Variety. 14 February 1945. p. 18.
- ^ SCREEN NEWS HERE AND IN HOLLYWOOD: Weissmuller Signed for Three Pine-Thomas Dramatic Leads. New York Times (8 Feb 1944: 14.
- ^ SCREEN NEWS: William Prince Gets Lead in Warner Mystery. New York Times 09 Feb 1945: 21.
- ^ Weissmuller, Johnny (2010). Tarzan, My Father. ECW Press.
External links
- Swamp Fire at IMDb
- Swamp Fire at TCMDB
- Review of film at Variety
- Swamp Fire is available for free viewing and download at the Internet Archive
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