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The Woolner Brothers were an American film releasing company formed in 1955, made up of Lawrence (April 22, 1912 – July 21, 1985), Bernard (June 9, 1910 – February 21, 1977), and David Woolner. History. After US Army service in World War II, Lawrence started a New Orleans drive-in theatre in 1948.
Mar 15, 2023 · New World’s fascination with the “women in prison” film can be blamed on two things: the Philippines and Larry Woolner.
Lawrence Henry Woolner (12 April 1912 – 21 July 1985) was an American film producer, distributor, exhibitor and executive. He worked with Roger Corman on a number of films, helping him found New World Pictures.
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Three escaped female convicts, along with an undercover policewoman, Lee Hampton, begin a search for stolen diamonds in the Louisiana swamps. The escape, allowed by the authorities, is part of a larger plan by the authorities is to trail the convicts and recover the diamonds. When notified that the stolen diamond cache has been recovered by the und...
Development
Corman and his production partner Jim Nicholson were completing a long road trip searching for backers for their movies, often from drive-in theater owners, when they met the Woolner brothers—Lawrence, Bernard and David—who had opened New Orleans' first drive-in theaters. Looking to get into the production business, Corman said, the brothers agreed to help finance Swamp Womenfor Corman, who returned to Louisiana with his cast and crew for the production. Larry Woolner's wife Betty said her hu...
Shooting
Filming started in October 1955. The film was shot on location in Louisiana near the town of Lacombe,and was shot in either 10 or 22 days, depending on the source. Jonathan Haze, who worked with Corman a number of times, had a small role in the movie and also worked as a fight co ordinator for the women. He says the Woolner brothers had him arrested and put in prison as a joke, but called them "really good people. They played hard-guy, but deep down they were nice. Barney was always in a hurr...
The film was released on a double bill with Gunslinger, also directed by Corman with Garland. The Los Angeles Timessaid both movies "take ones credulity firmly by the neck, shake it, twist it, and finally bend it double before the action, such as it is, ends." Another reviewer for the same paper said it had "stock tropic terrors." While called "wea...
Swamp Women at IMDbSwamp Women is available for free viewing and download at the Internet ArchiveIf you’re thinking about learning to sail a keelboat I highly recommend Larry Woolner’s Diamond Waters Sailing – and there’s no better place to do it than on beautiful Georgian Bay. Fair winds!
Lawrence Woolner was a film producer and co-founder of Woolner Brothers Pictures along with Bernard Woolner. He was born in St. Louis, Missouri on April 22nd, 1912 and produced nine films. His first credited work in the sci-fi genre was the 1965 movie The Human Duplicators, directed by Hugo...
Talking it over with theater owners and specifically with Larry Woolner, who was my first sales manager. He was a theater owner from New Orleans, and he came in as the first sales manager for New World, and he and I discussed various types of pictures to make.
