Crime · Mystery
Dark Waters
Was love or madness to be her fate?
Leslie Calvin, the sole survivor of a submarine accident, goes to her relatives in order to recover emotionally. Unfortunately, she encounters various scam artists led by Mr. Sydney who intend to kill her and steal the family assets. Dr. George Grover helps Leslie to defeat Sydney.
Top Cast
Merle Oberon
Leslie Calvin
Franchot Tone
Dr. George Grover
Thomas Mitchell
Mr. Sydney
Fay Bainter
Aunt Emily
Elisha Cook Jr.
Cleeve
John Qualen
Uncle Norbert
Rex Ingram
Pearson Jackson
Nina Mae McKinney
Florella
Directed by
André de Toth
Production
Reviews
John Chard
7/1011/2/2013
Belleville Bedlam. Dark Waters is directed by André De Toth and collectively written by Marian B. Cockrell, Joan Harrison, Arthur Horman, John Huston and Francis M. Cockrell. It stars Merle Oberon, Franchot Tone, Thomas Mitchell, Fay Bainter, Elisha Cook Jr., John Qualen and Rex Ingram. Music is by Miklós Rózsa and cinematography by John J. Mescall and Archie Stout. After recovering from a traumatic boat incident that saw her parents killed, Leslie Calvin (Oberon) travels to the bayous of Louisiana to stay with her next of kin. But upon arrival it quickly becomes evident that nothing is as it seems... In 1944 Merle Oberon made two horror movies that very much relied on atmosphere and film noir visuality over any great semblance of psychological evaluation. With the far superior
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