Pay Day (1972 film)
Encyclopedia
Payday is a film released in 1972 written by Don Carpenter
and directed by Daryl Duke
. It stars Rip Torn
as a country music
singer. Other members of the cast include Ahna Capri
, Elayne Heilveil and Michael C. Gwynne
. It was filmed in and around Selma
, Alabama
.
Don Carpenter
Don Carpenter was an American writer, best known as the author of Hard Rain Falling. He wrote numerous novels, novellas, short stories and screenplays over the course of a 22-year career that took him from a childhood in Berkeley, California and the Pacific Northwest to the corridors of power and...
and directed by Daryl Duke
Daryl Duke
Daryl Duke was a Canadian film producer and director.Duke was born at Vancouver, British Columbia, where he became one of CBC Television's earliest regional producers...
. It stars Rip Torn
Rip Torn
Elmore Rual "Rip" Torn, Jr. , is an American actor of stage, screen and television.Torn received an Academy Award nomination as Best Supporting Actor for his role in the 1983 film Cross Creek. His work includes the role of Artie, the producer, on The Larry Sanders Show, for which he was nominated...
as a country music
Country music
Country music is a popular American musical style that began in the rural Southern United States in the 1920s. It takes its roots from Western cowboy and folk music...
singer. Other members of the cast include Ahna Capri
Ahna Capri
Anna Marie Nanasi, better known by her professional name Ahna Capri was Budapest, Hungary-born American film and television actress best known for her role as Tania in the classic martial-arts movie Enter the Dragon.Capri started her career as a child actress, appearing on such series as Father...
, Elayne Heilveil and Michael C. Gwynne
Michael C. Gwynne
Michael C. Gwynne is an American film, television and radio actor. Noteworthy film roles include Payday, The Terminal Man, Harry Tracy and more recent films like Private Parts....
. It was filmed in and around Selma
Selma, Alabama
Selma is a city in and the county seat of Dallas County, Alabama, United States, located on the banks of the Alabama River. The population was 20,512 at the 2000 census....
, Alabama
Alabama
Alabama is a state located in the southeastern region of the United States. It is bordered by Tennessee to the north, Georgia to the east, Florida and the Gulf of Mexico to the south, and Mississippi to the west. Alabama ranks 30th in total land area and ranks second in the size of its inland...
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