Dark Waters
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Movie Review: Merle Oberon shines in gothic Southern thriller
Summary: 3 Stars
DARK WATERS (directed in 1944 by Andre de Toth) stars Merle Oberon and Franchot Tone in a well-plotted psychological thriller about a young woman driven to madness by murder-minded fortune hunters.
Rich heiress Leslie Calvin (Merle Oberon) survived the German bombing of a cargo ship which claimed the lives of her parents; and after a long stay in hospital, goes to live with her aunt and uncle at their Louisiana plantation. In the steamy bayous she hears dismembered voices calling her name, and other ominous things which cause her to believe she's slowly going mad. Only the reasonings of Dr. Grover (Franchot Tone) help Leslie in living at the gloomy plantation, where her aunt and uncle (Fay Bainter and John Qualen) act in strange ways which lead Leslie to believe that they are imposters.
The moonlight and magnolias of the South are replaced by quicksand and searchlights in DARK WATERS, an altogether enjoyable noir-thriller, enlivened no end by the presence of Merle Oberon. Franchot Tone, Fay Bainter, Elisa Cook Jr., and Thomas Mitchell add to the prestige of the movie.
The DVD print comes from a privately-maintained UCLA film source, in urgent need of restoration and filled with various print damage (water-marking, reel splices, running scratches); and the soundtrack is very muddy and weak in certain areas. Still, that should not deter classic movie enthusiasts from taking a dip into DARK WATERS. Highly-recommended.
(Single-sided, single-layer disc).