Strangler of the Swamp
Strangler of the Swamp | |
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Directed by | Frank Wisbar |
Produced by | Raoul Pagel |
Screenplay by |
Frank Wisbar Harold Erickson (additional dialogue) |
Story by |
Frank Wisbar Leo J. McCarthy |
Starring |
Rosemary La Planche Robert Barrat Blake Edwards Charles Middleton Nolan Leary Virginia Farmer |
Music by | Alexander Steinert |
Cinematography | James S. Brown Jr. |
Edited by | Hugh Winn |
Production company | |
Distributed by |
Producers Releasing Corporation (PRC) Madison Pictures Pathé Pictures Ltd.(UK) |
Running time | 59 minutes |
Country | United States |
Language | English |
Strangler of the Swamp is a 1946 American horror film, produced and distributed by Producers Releasing Corporation.[1] It was written and directed by Frank Wisbar, and stars Rosemary LaPlanche, Robert Barrat and Blake Edwards. It is a remake of Wisbar's earlier German film Fährmann Maria (1936).[2]
Cast
- Rosemary La Planche as Maria Hart
- Robert Barrat as Christian Sanders
- Blake Edwards as Christian 'Chris' Sanders Jr.
- Charles Middleton as Ferryman Douglas
- Effie Laird as Martina Sanders
- Nolan Leary as Pete Jeffers
- Frank Conlan as Joseph Hart
- Therese Lyon as Bertha
- Virginia Farmer as Anna Jeffers
Release
Home media
The film was released on DVD by Image Entertainment on September 21, 1999. It was later re-released by Films Around The World Inc. on January 1, 2013.[3]
Reception
Author and film critic Leonard Maltin awarded the film two and a half out of a possible four stars, writing "Moody, atmospheric, full of fog, it's far more cinematic that other horror films from bargain-basement PRC studio but still suffers from a low budget as well as a lethargic pace."[4] Hans J. Wollstein in his review of the film for Allmovie gave the film a positive review, complimenting LaPlanche and Middleton's performances.[5]
References
- ↑ Everson, William K. "30 Strangler of the Swamp". Classics of the Horror Film. Secaucus, N. J.: The Citadel Press. pp. 173–177. ISBN 0806505958.
- ↑ Von Moltke, Johannes (2005). No Place Like Home: Locations of Heimat in German Cinema. University of California Press. p. 96. ISBN 9780520938595. Retrieved 14 October 2014.
- ↑ "Strangler of the Swamp (1945) - Frank Wisbar". Allmovie.com. AllMovie. Retrieved 16 October 2017.
- ↑ Leonard Maltin; Spencer Green; Rob Edelman (January 2010). Leonard Maltin's Classic Movie Guide. Plume. p. 638. ISBN 978-0-452-29577-3.
- ↑ Wollstein, Hans. "Strangler of the Swamp (1945) - Frank Wisbar". Allmovie.com. Hans J. Wollstein. Retrieved 16 October 2017.
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