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DARK WATERS

2:40   8:00

Wednesday, March 11

Director André De Toth
Cast Merle Oberon, Franchot Tone, Thomas Mitchell
Screenplay Marian B. Cockrell, Joan Harrison, Arthur Horman
Based on the newspaper serial by Francis and Marian B. Cockrell
Cinematography John J. Mescall and Archie Stout
1944 | USA | 35mm print courtesy of the UCLA Film & Television Archive
Approx. 90 min. | In English

Amnesiad after two weeks in a lifeboat, Merle Oberon gets sheltered by her aunt and uncle in the Louisiana bayous. But is that who they are? With Franchot Tone as the friendly doctor, and multiple bodies sinking into quicksand. Co-written by Joan Harrison.

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