Rating: NR
Genre: Thriller
Release Date: 06/15/1999
Dubbed: English
Sound: 1
Run Time: 90 Minutes
Distributor/Studio: Image Entertainment

Adapted from a Saturday Evening Post serial by Frank and Marian Cockrell, Dark Waters stars Merle Oberon as heiress Leslie Calvin, a woman with a neurotic aversion to water. This stems from the fact that in her childhood, Leslie was one of four survivors of a torpedoed steamship. Preying upon Leslie's fears, conniving Mr. Sydney (Thomas Mitchell), a guest at the Calvin family's Louisiana plantation, concocts a campaign of terror designed to drive the poor girl crazy so that he can claim her vast inheritance. Sydney and his cohorts also have the presence of mind to murder all of Leslie's closest relatives, leaving her utterly helpless.

~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide

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Cast:
Merle Oberon - Leslie Calvin
Franchot Tone - Dr. George Grover
Thomas Mitchell - Mr. Sydney
Fay Bainter - Aunt Emily
Rex Ingram - Pearson Jackson
Elisha Cook, Jr. - Cleeve
John Qualen - Uncle Norbert
Odette Myrtil - Mama Boudreaux
Eugene Borden - Papa Boudreaux
Eileen Coghlan - Jeanette
Nina Mae McKinney - Florella
Alan Napier - Dr. Winters

Production:
André De Toth - Director
Benedict E. Bogeaus - Producer
Miklos Rozsa - Composer
James Smith - Editor
Arthur Horman Joan Harrison Marian Cockrell - Screen Writer
Maurice Yates - Set Designer
Charles Odds - Art Director
Marian Cockrell - Book Author
Jack Crosby - Choreography
John Mescall - Cinematographer
Louis Clyde Stoumen - Cinematographer
Miklos Rozsa - Musical Direction/Supervision
Harry Redmond - Special Effects
Frank Cockrell - Book Author

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