4 Star Films Posted by 4 Star Film Fan on March 21, 2024

A place with a name like Okefenokee feels immanently American and this is an inherently American story though expatriate Jean Renoir feels sympathetic to these types of folks. He wasn’t a working-class filmmaker but in movies from his home country like Toni or La Bete Humaine, you see his con   read more

Classic Movie Man Posted by Stephen Reginald on March 15, 2023

Jean Renoir's "Swamp Water" Swamp Water (1941) is an American crime drama set in the Okefenokee Swamp, Waycross, Georgia. The film was directed by Jean Renoir and stars Walter Brennan, Walther Huston, Anne Baxter, and Dana Andrews. The strong supporting cast includes Virginia Gilmore, John Carr   read more

Classic Film Freak Posted by Orson De Welles on March 17, 2016

Share This!1941’s Swamp Water is a great example of the product not coming as advertised.  From the title and the promotional materials, including the theatrical poster, you’d think this is a typically substandard B-grade horror picture.  Granted, those sometimes schlocky horror pictures can be a gr   read more