The Girl of the Limberlost

The Girl of the Limberlost
File:The Girl of the Limberlost.poster.jpg Theatrical poster for the film
Directed by	Mel Ferrer (as Melchor G. Ferrer)
Produced by	Alexis Thurn-Taxis
Written by	Erna Lazarus
Based on	A Girl of the Limberlost by Gene Stratton-Porter
Starring	Ruth Nelson Dorinda Clifton Loren Tindall
Music by	Mischa Bakaleinikoff
Cinematography	Burnett Guffey
Edited by	Al Clark
Production company	Columbia Pictures
Release dates	October 11, 1945 (1945-10-11) (US)
Running time	60 minutes
Country	United States
Language	English

The Girl of the Limberlost is a 1945 American drama film starring Ruth Nelson, Dorinda Clifton, and Loren Tindall, and directed by Mel Ferrer. The film is based on a 1909 novel by Gene Stratton-Porter, which was previously filmed in 1909 as "A Girl of the Limeberlost".

The movie is set in Indiana's famous Limberlost Swamp, which was clear-cut, drained and turned into farmland in the early 20th century, despite efforts by Stratton-Porter and others to save it. A small part of the original swamp has been restored since the 1990s and is now a nature preserve.

Cast

• Ruth Nelson as Kate Comstock
• Dorinda Clifton as Elnora Comstock
• Loren Tindall as Pete Reed
• Gloria Holden as Miss Nelson
• Ernest Cossart as Roger Henley
• Vanessa Brown as Helen Brownlee
• James Bell as Wesley Sinton
• Joyce Arling as Margaret Sinton
• Charles Arnt as Hodges
• Warren Mills as Chester Hepple
• Gloria Patrice as Amy Thurston
• Lillian Bronson as Miss Blodgett
• Peggy Converse as Jessie Reed
• Jimmy Clark as Bob Stewart
• Carol Morris as Carrie

External links

• The Girl of the Limberlost at IMDb
• The Girl of the Limberlost at the TCM Movie Database
• The Girl of the Limberlost at the American Film Institute Catalog