Strangler of the Swamp

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Strangler of the Swamp
Pathé Pictures Ltd.(UK
)
Release date
  • 5 January 1946 (1946-01-05)
Running time
59 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish

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]

Plot

A ferry operator named Douglas (Charles Middleton) was accused of a murder he did not commit and executed for the crime. Now Douglas' ghost walks the marshlands he once called home, seeking vengeance against those who wronged him. The village's new ferry operator, the beautiful Maria (Rosemary LaPlanche) must find a way to save her boyfriend Christian (Blake Edwards) from becoming the ghost's next victim.

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

The film was released on January 5, 1946.[3]

Home media

The film was released on

Image Entertainment on September 21, 1999. It was later re-released by Films Around The World Inc. on January 1, 2013.[4]

Reception

Author and film critic Leonard Maltin awarded the film two and a half out of a possible four stars, his most frequently given rating, 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."[5] Hans J. Wollstein, in his review of the film for

Allmovie, gave the film a positive review, complimenting LaPlanche and Middleton's performances.[6]

References

  1. ISBN 0806505958
    .
  2. ISBN 9780520938595
    . Retrieved 14 October 2014.
  3. ^ "2 First Run Smash Hits". The Troy Record. January 4, 1946. p. 19.
  4. ^ "Strangler of the Swamp (1945) - Frank Wisbar". Allmovie.com. AllMovie. Retrieved 16 October 2017.
  5. ISBN 978-0-452-29577-3
    .
  6. ^ Wollstein, Hans. "Strangler of the Swamp (1945) - Frank Wisbar". Allmovie.com. Hans J. Wollstein. Retrieved 16 October 2017.

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