L'Étang tragique (1941)
En Géorgie, un homme, Ben, s'aventure dans les marais, espérant y retrouver son chien. Un inconnu l'y accueille plutôt mal. Il s'agit d'un individu inculpé d'un crime qui se cache dans ce lieu inhospitalier pour vivre près de sa fille, Julie, recueillie dans une ferme voisine. Les deux hommes arrivent à se comprendre et Ben sert d'intermédiaire entre le père et la fille. Ben découvrira les deux bandits qui ont commis l'assassinat reproché à Tom et obtiendra l'aveu d'un témoin. Finalement, Tom sera réhabilité.
Directeur: Jean Renoir
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Dana Andrews as Ben Ragan |
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Walter Huston as Thursday Ragan |
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Anne Baxter as Julie Keefer |
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Walter Brennan as Tom Keefer |
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Mary Howard as Hannah |
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Virginia Gilmore as Mabel MacKenzie |
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John Carradine as Jesse Wick |
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Ward Bond as Tim Dorson |
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Matt Willis as Miles Tonkin |
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Eugene Pallette as Jeb McKane |
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Guinn 'Big Boy' Williams as Bud Dorson |
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Joe Sawyer as Hardy Ragan |
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Russell Simpson as Marty McCord |
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Paul E. Burns as Tulle McKenzie |
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Frank Austin as Fred Ulm |
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Dave Morris as Barber |
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Mae Marsh as Mrs. McCord (uncredited) |
| Writing | Vereen Bell | Novel |
| Writing | Dudley Nichols | Writer |
| Directing | Jean Renoir | Director |
| Sound | David Buttolph | Original Music Composer |
| Camera | J. Peverell Marley | Director of Photography |
| Editing | Walter Thompson | Editor |
| Production | Irving Pichel | Producer |
| Sound | Roger Heman Sr. | Sound |
| Costume & Make-Up | Guy Pearce | Makeup Artist |
| Sound | Alfred Bruzlin | Sound |
| Production | Len Hammond | Associate Producer |
| Art | Joseph C. Wright | Art Direction |
| Art | Richard Day | Art Direction |
| Art | Thomas Little | Set Decoration |
| Costume & Make-Up | Gwen Wakeling | Costume Design |