Country Blue

Country Blue
Theatrical release poster
Directed byJack Conrad
Written by
  • Jack Conrad
  • William Conrad
Produced by
  • Emmett Alston
  • Jack Conrad
Starring
CinematographyEmmett Alston
Production
companies
Millstone Productions, Inc.
Release date
  • 1973 (1973)
Running time
98 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish

Country Blue is a 1973 American independent romantic crime drama film cowritten and directed by Jack Conrad and starring Conrad, Dub Taylor, Rita George, and David Huddleston. The film was inspired by actual bank robberies which took place at a Farmers Merchant Bank.

Production

Dub Taylor was quoted in a 1973 article in The Atlanta Journal as being perplexed that several audience members at a screening laughed during a scene which was meant to be serious, saying "I don't know why they did that. We'd screened it before and I've never heard this reaction." An unnamed film distributor reportedly called for the film to be shorter than the original 110-minute runtime.

Country Blue involved 3,000 miles of travel, at locations in Florida, Georgia, and several other locations. The film was partially inspired by Conrad's time studying at the University of Southern California, during which he read about robberies at the Farmers Bank of Malone, which the movie was loosely based on. Conrad was unable to secure the bank as a filming location, instead settling for another site.

References

  1. ↑ "Country Blue". Grindhouse Cinema Database. Retrieved August 8, 2026.
  2. ↑ "Taylor Ponders Poor Response to 'Country Blue'". The Atlanta Journal. September 12, 1973. p. 42. Retrieved August 27, 2026.
  3. ↑ ""Country Blue's" Jack, Rita Visit On Way To Premiere". The Dothan Eagle. February 6, 1975. p. 6. Retrieved August 27, 2026.