Lure of the Wilderness (1952)
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Lure of the Wilderness is a remake of 1941's Swamp Water, with Walter Brennan repeating his role as a half-crazed fugitive from justice. Living in the deepest recesses of the Okeefenokee Swamp with his daughter Laurie (Jean Peters), Jim Harper (Brennan) is discovered by young hunter Ben Tyler… More Lure of the Wilderness is a remake of 1941's Swamp Water, with Walter Brennan repeating his role as a half-crazed fugitive from justice. Living in the deepest recesses of the Okeefenokee Swamp with his daughter Laurie (Jean Peters), Jim Harper (Brennan) is discovered by young hunter Ben Tyler (Jeffrey Hunter). Believing in Harper's innocence, Tyler tries to raise enough money to mount a decent courtroom defense for the old man. Meanwhile, the actual perpetrators of the crime attributed to Harper do their best (or worst) to see to it that he never gets out of the swamp alive. While the original Swamp Water was the better of the two films, Lure of the Wilderness has the advantage of rich Technicolor photography. ~ Hal Erickson, Rovi
- Directed By
- Jean Negulesco
- Genres
- Drama, Action & Adventure, Romance, Mystery & Suspense
Unrated,
- In Theaters
- Nov 10, 1952 Wide
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Dennis Schwartz, Ozus' World Movie Reviews
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Cast
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Jean Peters
as Laurie Harper
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Jeffrey Hunter
as Ben Tyler
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Constance Smith
as Noreen
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Walter Brennan
as Jim Harper
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Tom Tully
as Zack Taylor
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Harry Shannon
as Pat McGowan
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Will Wright
as Sheriff Brink
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Jack Elam
as Dave Longden
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Harry Carter
as Ned Tyler
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Pat Hogan
as Harry Longden
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Al Thompson
as Shep Rigby
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Robert Adler
as Will Stone
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Sherman Sanders
as Square Dance Caller
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Robert Karnes
as Jack Doran
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Ted Jordan
as Young Man
- Mary Parker
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George Spaulding
as Sloan
