Swamp Diamonds, 1956, color. MST503 Filmed in its entirety in New Orleans and Bayou LaCombe.
This movie actually starts a lot like mst1202 Atlantic Rim—-Mardi Gras in New Orleans and a couple wandering down an alley during a parade and bumping into a dude. Some great old parade footage of Rex and Mardi Gras 1955 or 56. Mike “Mannix” Connors stars under the weird name Touch Connors. The episode offers many alternatives to “touch” ala Space Mutiny (Thrust, Jab, etc.) This is a real sentimental favorite. One of Joel’s last episodes. Great one. There’s a women’s prison escape and now we’re in the swamp. I really wish the picture was better because, as a Louisianaian, there is some great swamp wildlife footage that I’d love to see clearly. Of course, bayou lacombe is pretty much unchanged so I could just go there. Also, as I’m writing this, it’s Mardi Gras time. Anyway—This is classic top tier. Everyone but Mannix has switched to short shorts. And even though they have Mannix as a hostage they don’t make him get out and pull the boat. It is a bad movie, Roger Corman. In my opinion seasons 4 and 5 of MST are probably the best. This season 5 episode is Top Tier.
This movie actually starts a lot like mst1202 Atlantic Rim—-Mardi Gras in New Orleans and a couple wandering down an alley during a parade and bumping into a dude. Some great old parade footage of Rex and Mardi Gras 1955 or 56. Mike “Mannix” Connors stars under the weird name Touch Connors. The episode offers many alternatives to “touch” ala Space Mutiny (Thrust, Jab, etc.) This is a real sentimental favorite. One of Joel’s last episodes. Great one. There’s a women’s prison escape and now we’re in the swamp. I really wish the picture was better because, as a Louisianaian, there is some great swamp wildlife footage that I’d love to see clearly. Of course, bayou lacombe is pretty much unchanged so I could just go there. Also, as I’m writing this, it’s Mardi Gras time. Anyway—This is classic top tier. Everyone but Mannix has switched to short shorts. And even though they have Mannix as a hostage they don’t make him get out and pull the boat. It is a bad movie, Roger Corman. In my opinion seasons 4 and 5 of MST are probably the best. This season 5 episode is Top Tier.
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