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Lynch Mob | Racism
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Budget 90,000 USD
After the crew was thrown out of East Prairie, MO, by the chief of police (for allegedly being "communists"), Roger Corman realized that he needed one more wide shot of the high school. He and an assistant went back into the town and hurriedly filmed the shot. The chief must have gotten wind of his being there, as he was seen by Corman arriving in the distance. Corman and his assistant quickly threw the camera and equipment into their car, and sped away in the opposite direction, unscathed.
After William Shatner performed Cramer's big racist speech on the courthouse steps, a local newspaperman told him that a tree in the courthouse yard had been used for lynchings.
Producer/director Roger Corman allegedly blamed star William Shatner's performance for the film's box-office failure; it was the only one of 300+ films made by Corman that lost money. Shatner jokingly suggested years later that the re-release title "I Hate Your Guts!" was probably aimed at him.
Among the cast members were screenwriters William F. Nolan and George Clayton Johnson, who later co-authored the novel of Logan's Run (1976).
William Shatner said that their lives were threatened, equipment was sabotaged and permission to film in a local schoolyard was revoked.
"Sam Griffin: She knew a lot of men. It was like a disease with her. Doctors got a name for it but they can't cure it."
"Adam Cramer: No matter how much you hate me, blame me, and want to shoot me - it wasn't all my fault!"
