Dark Waters (1944)
Release Date: Nov 21, 1944 Wide
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Adapted from a Saturday Evening Post serial by Frank and Marian Cockrell, Dark Waters stars Merle Oberon as heiress Leslie Calvin, a woman with a neurotic aversion to water. This stems from the fact that in her childhood, Leslie was one of four survivors of a torpedoed steamship. Preying upon Leslie's fears, conniving Mr. Sydney (Thomas Mitchell), a guest at the Calvin family's Louisiana plantation, concocts a campaign of terror designed to drive the poor girl crazy so that he can claim her vast
Nov 21, 1944 Wide
Jun 1, 1999
Astor Pictures Corporation
Cast
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Merle Oberon
Leslie Calvin -
Franchot Tone
Dr. George Grover -
Thomas Mitchell
Mr. Sydney -
Fay Bainter
Aunt Emily -
Rex Ingram
Pearson Jackson -
John Qualen
Uncle Norbert -
Elisha Cook Jr.
Cleeve -
Odette Myrtil
Mama Boudreaux -
Eugene Borden
Papa Boudreaux -
Eileen Coghlan
Jeanette -
Nina Mae McKinney
Florella -
Alan Napier
Dr. Winters -
Paul E. Burns
Station Agent -
Gerald Perreau-Saissine
Boudreaux Boy -
Gigi Perreau
Boudreaux Girl
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Foreign Titles
- Dark Waters (1944) (DE)
- Dark Waters (1944) (UK)
