Country Blue

Country Blue
Country Blue
	Theatrical release poster
Directed by	Jack Conrad
Written by	Jack Conrad; William Conrad;
Produced by	Emmett Alston; Jack Conrad;
Starring	Dub Taylor; Jack Conrad; Rita George; David Huddleston;
Cinematography	Emmett Alston
Production; companies	Millstone Productions, Inc.
Release date	1973;
Running time	98 minutes
Country	United States
Language	English

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.^[1] 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."^[2] 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.^[3]

References

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

External links

Country Blue at IMDb
Country Blue at the AFI Catalog of Feature Films

[GCDb-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.

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