| The Girl of the Limberlost | |
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| Directed by | Mel Ferrer (as Melchor G. Ferrer) |
| Written by | Erna Lazarus |
| Based on | A Girl of the Limberlost by Gene Stratton-Porter |
| Produced by | Alexis Thurn-Taxis |
| Starring | Ruth Nelson Dorinda Clifton Loren Tindall |
| Cinematography | Burnett Guffey |
| Edited by | Al Clark |
| Music by | Mischa Bakaleinikoff |
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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".
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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.
