In the delta county of Louisiana, Johnny Duval is haunted by recurring nightmares of his wartime experiences.In the delta county of Louisiana, Johnny Duval is haunted by recurring nightmares of his wartime experiences.In the delta county of Louisiana, Johnny Duval is haunted by recurring nightmares of his wartime experiences.
Oscar Blank
- Townsman
- (uncredited)
Rudy Bowman
- Party Guest
- (uncredited)
William Challee
- Barfly
- (uncredited)
Joseph Crehan
- Capt. Sorenson
- (uncredited)
Russell Custer
- Townsman
- (uncredited)
Tex Driscoll
- Party Guest
- (uncredited)
Edward Earle
- Baxter
- (uncredited)
- Director
- Writer
- Daniel Mainwaring(uncredited)
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- TriviaThe failure of the original copyright holder to renew the film's copyright resulted in it falling into public domain, meaning that virtually anyone could duplicate and sell a VHS/DVD copy of the film. Therefore, many of the versions of this film available on the market are either severely (and usually badly) edited and/or of extremely poor quality, having been duped from second- or third-generation (or more) copies of the film.
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Bayou Tapestry
Historically of interest as Johnny Weissmuller's only starring vehicle in a role other than Tarzan or Jungle Jim, 'Swamp Fire' boasts an original screenplay by Geoffrey Homes - soon to script the classic 'Out of the Past' - and has a solid supporting cast led by shoulder-padded femme fatale Virginia Grey and a moustached and outrageously accented Buster Crabbe as the villain. Weissmuller as usual fights an alligator, but the most daunting task the film presents him with is appearing throughout fully clothed and speaking in sentences.
'Swamp Fire' is for the most part a subdued drama with Weissmuller moodily carrying the baggage of his war service in the coast guard when he lost a ship under his command. The featured cast's scenes are all obviously shot on the soundstage; the Louisiana footage evidently the work of a second unit employing stand-ins, including a montage of various New Orleans bars - starting with the 'Historical Old Absinthe House' - that Weissmuller boozes his way through on a massive bender before he regains his mojo.
'Swamp Fire' is for the most part a subdued drama with Weissmuller moodily carrying the baggage of his war service in the coast guard when he lost a ship under his command. The featured cast's scenes are all obviously shot on the soundstage; the Louisiana footage evidently the work of a second unit employing stand-ins, including a montage of various New Orleans bars - starting with the 'Historical Old Absinthe House' - that Weissmuller boozes his way through on a massive bender before he regains his mojo.
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- richardchatten
- Sep 29, 2017
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- Djungeln brinner
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- Runtime1 hour 9 minutes
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- 1.37 : 1
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