Harper is brought to Louisiana to investigate an attempted blackmail scheme. He soon finds out that it involves an old flame of his and her daughter. He eventually finds himself caught in a power struggle between the matriarch of the family and a greedy oil baron, who wants their property. Poor Harper! Things are not as straight-forward as they initially appeared.

The Drowning Pool (1975)

Harper days are here again...

★ 6.3/10 July 18, 1975 109 min

MysteryThriller

Director: Stuart Rosenberg  ·  Writers: Tracy Keenan Wynn, Lorenzo Semple Jr., Walter Hill

Harper is brought to Louisiana to investigate an attempted blackmail scheme. He soon finds out that it involves an old flame of his and her daughter. He eventually finds himself caught in a power struggle between the matriarch of the family and a greedy oil baron, who wants their property. Poor Harper! Things are not as straight-forward as they initially appeared.

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Director

Stuart Rosenberg

Cast

Paul Newman Lew Harper Joanne Woodward Iris Devereaux Richard Derr James Devereaux Anthony Franciosa Chief Broussard Murray Hamilton J.Hugh Kilbourne Gail Strickland Mavis Kilbourne Melanie Griffith Schuyler Devereaux Linda Haynes Gretchen Richard Jaeckel Lieutenant Franks Paul Koslo Candy Joe Canutt Glo Andrew Robinson Pat Reavis