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.

Cast

Paul Newman

Joanne Woodward

Richard Derr

Anthony Franciosa

Murray Hamilton

Gail Strickland

Melanie Griffith

Linda Haynes

Richard Jaeckel

Paul Koslo

Joe Canutt

Andrew Robinson

Coral Browne

Helena Kallianiotes

Leigh French

Peter Dassinger

James Fontenot

Tommy McLain

Martin Ahrens

Philippe Blenet

Jerome Greene

Cecil Elliott