Louisiana Story
1948 · Movie · 78 min. · United States
A young Cajun boy named Alexander Napolean Ulysses Latour spends his time on a Louisiana bayou. There he plays, fishes and hunts, worrying only about the alligators which infest its waters. The boy's innocent routine changes forever when his father signs a lease agreement with an oil company which brings a derrick into their corner of the bayou.
Direction Robert J. Flaherty
Cast Joseph Boudreaux · Lionel Le Blanc · Frank Hardy · E. Bienvenu · C.P. Guedry · Oscar J. Yarborough
Soundtrack Virgil Thomson
Screenplay Robert J. Flaherty · Frances H. Flaherty
Cinematography Richard Leacock
Original title Louisiana Story
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314 votes (FilmAffinity)
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