Lure of the Wilderness

Lure of the Wilderness
Theatrical poster
Directed byJean Negulesco
Story byLouis Lantz
Based on1941 novel "Swamp Water" by Vereen Bell
Produced byRobert L. Jacks
StarringJean Peters
Jeffrey Hunter
Constance Smith
Walter Brennan
CinematographyEdward Cronjager
Edited byBarbara McLean
Music byFranz Waxman
Distributed by20th Century Fox
Release date
  • July 16, 1952 (1952-07-16)
Running time
93 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish
Box office$2 million (US rentals)[1]

Lure of the Wilderness is a 1952 American Technicolor romantic adventure film directed by Jean Negulesco and based on the 1941 novel Swamp Water by Vereen Bell.[2] The film is a remake of Jean Renoir's 1941 adaption of the novel. Walter Brennan appears in both films, although in a smaller version of his leading role in the earlier version.

  1. ^ 'Top Box-Office Hits of 1952', Variety, January 7, 1953
  2. ^ "Lure of the Wilderness (1952) - FILM DETAILS - Screenplay Information". Turner Classic Movies. Retrieved 2010-03-12.