Swamp Fire

Swamp Fire

WILD SAVAGE LAW... Tough Flaming Adventure!!

NR 1946 · 69 min · ★ 5.6 · Drama, Adventure, Action

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.

Directed by William H. Pine · Written by Daniel Mainwaring

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Cast

Johnny Weissmüller Johnny Duval
Virginia Grey Janet Hilton
Buster Crabbe Mike Kalavich
Carol Thurston Toni Rousseau
Pedro de Cordoba Tim Rousseau
Marcelle Corday Grandmere Rousseau
William Edmunds Emile Ledoux
Edwin Maxwell Capt. Pierre Moise
Pierre Watkin P.T. Hilton
Charles Gordon Capt. Hal Peyton
Frank Fenton Capt. Pete Dailey
Libby Taylor Hilton's Maid (uncredited)

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