| Release Date | 21 November 1944 |
| Tagline | FEAR of a Man...FEAR of the Swamp...FEAR of MURDER! |
| Genre | Film-Noir, Mystery, Thriller |
| Country | USA |
| Language | English |
| Sound Mix | Mono |
| Color | Black and White |
| Film Type | Feature |
| Film Class | Psychological Thriller |
| Themes | Mental Breakdown, Inheritance at Stake |
| Tags | Boat, Craziness, Death, Disaster, Grief, Guilt, Impersonation, Inheritance, Mental Illness |
Dark Waters is a 1944 Gothic horror film based on the novel of the same name by Francis and Marian Cockrell. It was directed by André De Toth and starred Merle Oberon, Franchot Tone and Thomas Mitchell. A shaken survivor of a ship sunk by a submarine travels to her aunt and uncle's Louisiana plantation to recuperate, but her relatives have other ideas.