The Girl of the Limberlost

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