Summary
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.
Details
Release Date: July 18, 1975
Runtime: 109 minutes
Genres: Thriller, Mystery
Original Language: EN
Rating: ⭐ 6.3/10 (130 votes)
Lew Harper Collection

Harper
Harper is a cynical private eye in the best tradition of Bogart. He even has Bogie's Baby hiring him to find her missing husband, getting involved along the way with an assortment of unsavory characters and an illegal-alien smuggling ring.

The Drowning Pool
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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Cast

Paul Newman
Lew Harper

Joanne Woodward
Iris

Anthony Franciosa
Broussard

Murray Hamilton
Kilbourne

Gail Strickland
Mavis

Melanie Griffith
Schuyler

Linda Haynes
Gretchen

Richard Jaeckel
Franks

Paul Koslo
Candy

Andrew Robinson
Pat Reavis

Coral Browne
Olivia

Richard Derr
James

Helena Kallianiotes
Elaine Reavis

Leigh French
Red Head

Tommy McLain
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