Swamp Fire

Sep 6, 1946

1h 9m

★ 5.4

WILD SAVAGE LAW... Tough Flaming Adventure!!

Overview

Buster Crabbe and Johnny Weissmuller battle it out in Cajun country! Johnny, a riverboat pilot on the Mississippi, is seduced away from his fiance (Carol Thurston) by a rich outsider (Virginia Grey) who's nursed him back to health after a serious accident. She owns a large piece of the swamp and has outlawed hunting on her property. His rival Mike (Crabbe) is a trapper who harbors deep resentment for Johnny and his new wealthy friends. When he feels Johnny is responsible for the hunting ban, he resorts to destructive acts of vengeance.

Genres

Drama

Adventure

Action

Production Companies

Pine-Thomas Productions

Paramount Pictures

Swamp Fire Trailers

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Cast

Johnny Duval

Johnny Weissmüller

Janet Hilton

Virginia Grey

Mike Kalavich

Buster Crabbe

Toni Rousseau

Carol Thurston

Tim Rousseau

Pedro de Cordoba

Grandmere Rousseau

Marcelle Corday

Emile Ledoux

William Edmunds

Capt. Pierre Moise

Edwin Maxwell

P.T. Hilton

Pierre Watkin

Capt. Hal Peyton

Charles Gordon

Capt. Pete Dailey

Frank Fenton

Hilton's Maid (uncredited)

Libby Taylor

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