The Lure of the Wilderness, the 1952 re-make of this film was better in my opinion. ( I rated that 8 stars) .The acting in this, Swamp Water, was of somewhat lower quality, notably the characters of the fugitive's daughter and Ben's first girlfriend. It was interesting to see that the two movies are almost identical, scene for scene .There were a couple of plot aspects that were puzzling to me in this original version. (One that I am thinking of was in the re-make also). The color in the '52 version enhanced the visual appeal of the swamp, and that went a long way in making the latter version better.
Review of Swamp Water
