Louisiana Story.

Duration: 77 min.

Year Published: 1948

Format: 35mm

Color: B&W

Sound: sound

Description: Filmed in the Petit Anse bayou country of southern Louisiana, this documentary dramatization of the simple life of the Cajuns shows, from the point of view of a small boy, the natives' wonderment at the mechanical wizardry of an oil company's floating derrick.

Complete Record: LOUISIANA STORY. Robert J. Flaherty Productions, Inc. Released through Lopert Films, Inc., c1948. 77 min., sd., b&w, 35mm. Summary: Filmed in the Petit Anse bayou country of southern Louisiana, this documentary dramatization of the simple life of the Cajuns shows, from the point of view of a small boy, the natives' wonderment at the mechanical wizardry of an oil company's floating derrick. Credits: Producer and director, Robert Flaherty; scenario, Robert Flaherty, Frances Flaherty; music, Virgil Thompson; photography, Richard Leacock; editor, Helen Van Dongen. Cast: Joseph Boudreaux, Lionel Le Blanc, E. Bienvenu, Frank Hardy, C. T. Guedry. © Robert J. Flaherty Productions, Inc.; 28Sep48; LP2093.