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Swamp Girl

Swamp Girl

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Swamp Girl

"Filmed on location in the strangely beautiful Okefenokee swamps of Georgia."

1971

1h 18m

3.2(5 votes)

Drama

Overview

A little blonde girl who is abandoned by her parents in the Florida swamps is rescued and raised by a black man she calls her "Pa".

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Cast & crew

10 featured cast members

Starring

Ferlin Husky

Ferlin Husky

Swamp Ranger

Simone Griffeth

Simone Griffeth

Janeen

Claude King

Sheriff

Steve Drexel

Steve

Lonnie Bower

Nat

Donna Stanley

Carol

Joyce Lee

Ella

Robert Corley

Dent

Stuart Culpepper

Eafe

Gerald Hurd

Hank

Creative team

Directed by: Donald A. Davis
Written by: Jay Kulp
Jack Vaughn
Produced by: Donald A. Davis

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