This film, “Big Swamp Big Bayou,” is an episode from the TV series “America!,” which was hosted by Jack Douglas. It showcases the Okefenokee Swamp Park near the Suwannee River as well as many other attractions in Southern Louisiana. The first two seasons of “America!” that Douglas hosted were syndicated from 1964 – 1965 and were produced and distributed by CBS Films.

“America!” TV show opening (0:10). Jack Douglas greets the audience (0:38). People on a boat in a swamp (0:41). Sign for Okefenokee Swamp Park (0:49). Boat in the bayou (0:55). Okefenokee Swamp Park entrance sign (1:14). Family walking into the park’s welcome center (1:17). Historian and guide at the park, Liston Elkins speaks with the show’s producer Bill Southworth (1:25). Bill Southworth in a boat with guide Johnny Hickox (2:15). Swamp vegetation (2:27). Bill Southworth interviews Johnny Hickox (3:13). Johnny Hickox demonstrates how a lot of the land in the swamp is matted vegetation that is floating (3:34). Pitcher plant (3:59). Golden club plant (4:30). Soap bush (4:52). Johnny Hickox shows how the soap bush makes a soap like substance when you rub your hands together (5:08). Sundew plant (5:30). Water lily (5:42). Tourist on a tour of the swamp (5:49). Sign for Hafford Trail (6:03). Barred Owl (6:28). Alligator (6:42). Alligator eats a slice of bread (7:11). Johnny Hickox drives passengers around in a boat (7:17). Trees with animal skulls (7:22). Upside down sign saying, “Mirror Lake” (7:32). Trees reflected in the water with water lilies growing beneath the water’s surface (7:41). Observation tower (7:49). Trees (7:58). White heron (8:01). Egret (8:04). Sign with the word “Serpentarium” (8:23). Yellow rat snake (8:26). Pine bull puff adder snake (8:30). Gopher snake (8:31). King snake (8:33). Johnny Hickox performs a show at the Reptile World Serpentarium, a reptile zoo in St. Cloud, Osceola County, Florida. (8:50). Hawk catches food with its claws (9:00). Bear chained and in captivity (9:31). Black bear drinks Coke out of a glass bottle (9:41). Couple walks together (9:52). Small rowboats (9:57). Sign saying, “Boat used by Jeffrey Hunter in filming of technicolor production Lure of the Wilderness” (10:01). Sign saying, “Boat used by Dana Andrews in filming the popular motion picture Swamp Water” (10:12). Tour of the swamp (10:18). Bridge with visitors looking at the swamp (10:24). A couple on vacation, the Blackburns, are interviewed (10:36). Sunset at the Okefenokee Swamp Park (11:18). Helicopter (11:29). Aerial view of the swamp and Southern Louisiana (11:33). Burning gas from an oil refinery (12:18). New Orleans (12:22). River boat cruise (12:32). Burning gas at an oil refinery (12:56). Algiers locks in the Algiers canal (13:03). Cyrus oak and Spanish moss (13:25). Indian mound cemetery (13:43). License plate reading, “Breaux Bridge Crawfish Capital” (14:28). Tourists on a small boat in the bayou (14:33). Shrimp boats in Morgan City (14:37). A local catches fish on his boat (14:59). Family fishing (15:22). Man rowing a boat (15:33). Giant mushroom (15:48). Neutrophils drying and curing (15:58). Old cabin (16:04). Bill Southworth interviews Mrs. Kyle about Voodoo (16:14). Mardi Gras rehearsal (17:37). Women’s organization of Kaplan in Vermilion Parish (17:45). The small city of Rayne (18:24). International frog derby with four beauty queens (18:36). Red pepper fields (19:38). Factory on Avery Island (19:46). Women mixing tabasco sauce (19:50). Tabasco sauce factory (20:05). Sign with the word, “McIlhenny” (20:19). The famous jungle gardens (20:23). Shadows-on-the-Teche estate (20:49). Sign for St. Martinville (21:17). Church in St. Martinville (21:24). Meeting place of Evangeline and Gabriel (21:44) and grave. The small town of Church Point (22:08). The people of Church Point riding on a horse and buggy back from church (22:17). Country people playing instruments Cajun style while people dance along (22:58).

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